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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Dimensional Exile
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
8%synergy
Foot Headquarters
8.3%inclusion1 decks12 decks
5%synergy
Leader's Talent
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Metastatic Evangel
77%inclusion34 decks44 decks
73%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
73%inclusion32 decks44 decks
68%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
66%inclusion29 decks44 decks
62%synergy
Grateful Apparition
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
61%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
61%inclusion27 decks44 decks
59%synergy
Karn's Bastion
64%inclusion28 decks44 decks
59%synergy
Drown in Ichor
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
54%synergy
Nested Shambler
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
50%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
59%inclusion26 decks44 decks
50%synergy
Vat Emergence
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
57%inclusion25 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Deadly Dispute
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Village Rites
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
43%inclusion13 decks30 decks
35%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Call for Unity
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
42%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
41%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Teferi's Protection
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Farewell
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Demonic Tutor
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Bolas's Citadel
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Creatures
Denethor, Ruling Steward
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
37%synergy
Teysa Karlov
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
25%synergy
Viscera Seer
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
38%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Cathar Commando
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
29%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
34%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
35%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
33%inclusion10 decks30 decks
32%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
23%synergy
Corpse Knight
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Sun Titan
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Accursed Marauder
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Spirited Companion
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Daxos the Returned
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Sandbender Scavengers
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
20%synergy
Flickerwisp
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-13%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Aerith Gainsborough
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Ophiomancer
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
15%inclusion4 decks26 decks
12%synergy
Company Commander
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Liesa, Forgotten Archangel
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
4%synergy
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER
13%inclusion4 decks31 decks
6%synergy
Astarion, the Decadent
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Plaguecrafter
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Cloudshift
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
26%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
-18%synergy
Inkshield
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Ephemerate
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Unbounded Potential
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
17%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Despark
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-13%synergy
Grim Affliction
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
16%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Akroma's Will
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Flicker of Fate
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Generous Gift
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Personify
13%inclusion2 decks16 decks
9%synergy
Feign Death
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Altar's Reap
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Murder
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Scrollshift
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Galadriel's Dismissal
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Archenemy's Charm
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Mardu
5.9%inclusion2 decks34 decks
5%synergy
Zuko's Conviction
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Sold Out
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Enter the Avatar State
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Airbender's Reversal
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Damn
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Vindicate
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Final Vengeance
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Diabolic Tutor
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Reanimate
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Spread the Sickness
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Diabolic Intent
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Martial Coup
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Increasing Devotion
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Night's Whisper
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Bloodline Bidding
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
5%synergy
Auntie's Sentence
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Deadly Precision
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
United Front
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Tale of Momo
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Plea
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
22%synergy
Skullclamp
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
21%synergy
Contagion Clasp
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
20%synergy
Oketra's Monument
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-9%synergy
Throne of Geth
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Lantern
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Relic Vial
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Noble's Purse
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Golden Argosy
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Blade of Selves
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
The Seriema
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
The Wind Crystal
6.5%inclusion2 decks31 decks
-1%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
36%inclusion16 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
18%synergy
Black Market Connections
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Bitterblossom
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Vampiric Rites
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Far Traveler
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Tolls of War
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
14%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-16%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Felidar Retreat
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Court of Grace
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Exquisite Blood
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-8%synergy
Teleportation Circle
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Cathars' Crusade
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Muster the Departed
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Dictate of Erebos
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
March of the Canonized
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Path to Redemption
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Bonds
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Blessed Sanctuary
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Black Market
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Legion Loyalty
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-14%synergy
True Conviction
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
6%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
30%inclusion13 decks44 decks
27%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
12%inclusion4 decks34 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
19%synergy
Bojuka Bog
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
23%inclusion7 decks30 decks
18%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
17%synergy
High Market
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
11%synergy
Reliquary Tower
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion5 decks31 decks
11%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
15%inclusion5 decks34 decks
12%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Witch's Cottage
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Abandoned Air Temple
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
6%synergy
The Dross Pits
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
The Fair Basilica
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Realm of Koh
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion35 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion30 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
-13%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-18%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Mind Stone
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
26%inclusion10 decks38 decks
26%synergy
Staff of Compleation
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
14%synergy
Crowded Crypt
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
12%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Glistening Sphere
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-14%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion44 decks44 decks
2%synergy
Command Tower
86%inclusion38 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
55%inclusion24 decks44 decks
-12%synergy
Tainted Field
52%inclusion23 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
27%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
48%inclusion21 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
45%inclusion20 decks44 decks
31%synergy
Temple of Silence
43%inclusion19 decks44 decks
3%synergy
Godless Shrine
41%inclusion18 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
39%inclusion17 decks44 decks
-18%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Vault of Champions
34%inclusion15 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Myriad Landscape
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
8%synergy
Marsh Flats
27%inclusion12 decks44 decks
-3%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
25%inclusion11 decks44 decks
-10%synergy
Fabled Passage
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
13%synergy
Fetid Heath
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-17%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion10 decks44 decks
-1%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
21%inclusion8 decks38 decks
-2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion9 decks44 decks
-4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
15%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion8 decks44 decks
7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
16%inclusion7 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
14%inclusion6 decks44 decks
5%synergy
Escape Tunnel
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
10%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
-11%synergy
Scrubland
11%inclusion5 decks44 decks
0%synergy
Misty Palms Oasis
10%inclusion2 decks20 decks
8%synergy
Desolate Mire
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-7%synergy
Forlorn Flats
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
4%synergy
Silent Clearing
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Neglected Manor
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-6%synergy
Prismatic Vista
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
1%synergy
Witch Enchanter
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
-5%synergy
Rumble Arena
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
5%synergy