Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Sacrifice

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
Grave Researcher
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
4%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-14%synergy
Erode
7.7%inclusion2 decks26 decks
-1%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
-4%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
4.2%inclusion1 decks24 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
76%inclusion228 decks300 decks
74%synergy
Grateful Apparition
71%inclusion212 decks300 decks
69%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
72%inclusion216 decks300 decks
68%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
69%inclusion206 decks300 decks
66%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
70%inclusion211 decks300 decks
66%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
70%inclusion209 decks300 decks
65%synergy
Drown in Ichor
64%inclusion191 decks300 decks
61%synergy
Deadly Dispute
79%inclusion236 decks300 decks
56%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
57%inclusion171 decks300 decks
55%synergy
Karn's Bastion
57%inclusion170 decks300 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
65%inclusion194 decks300 decks
43%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
60%inclusion181 decks300 decks
48%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
57%inclusion171 decks300 decks
49%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
57%inclusion171 decks300 decks
-7%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
56%inclusion168 decks300 decks
37%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
56%inclusion167 decks300 decks
52%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
56%inclusion167 decks300 decks
47%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
54%inclusion163 decks300 decks
43%synergy
Cathar Commando
52%inclusion156 decks300 decks
45%synergy
Viscera Seer
51%inclusion154 decks300 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
31%inclusion92 decks300 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
10%inclusion31 decks300 decks
-5%synergy
Farewell
6.7%inclusion20 decks300 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
6.3%inclusion19 decks300 decks
-9%synergy
Creatures
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
51%inclusion152 decks300 decks
17%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
50%inclusion150 decks300 decks
48%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion149 decks300 decks
35%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
50%inclusion149 decks300 decks
49%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
47%inclusion142 decks300 decks
32%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
47%inclusion140 decks300 decks
42%synergy
Accursed Marauder
44%inclusion131 decks300 decks
36%synergy
Sun Titan
43%inclusion129 decks300 decks
31%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
43%inclusion128 decks300 decks
39%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
37%inclusion111 decks300 decks
35%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
37%inclusion111 decks300 decks
17%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion107 decks300 decks
23%synergy
Spirited Companion
36%inclusion107 decks300 decks
31%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
35%inclusion23 decks65 decks
28%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
35%inclusion93 decks263 decks
34%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
35%inclusion104 decks300 decks
34%synergy
Daxos the Returned
31%inclusion93 decks300 decks
30%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
31%inclusion20 decks65 decks
29%synergy
Selfless Spirit
31%inclusion92 decks300 decks
20%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
30%inclusion91 decks300 decks
16%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
29%inclusion87 decks300 decks
17%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
28%inclusion84 decks300 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
26%inclusion79 decks300 decks
20%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
25%inclusion76 decks300 decks
20%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion75 decks300 decks
13%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
25%inclusion74 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
23%inclusion15 decks65 decks
20%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
21%inclusion62 decks300 decks
19%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion62 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Plaguecrafter
20%inclusion61 decks300 decks
16%synergy
Company Commander
20%inclusion60 decks300 decks
18%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
19%inclusion58 decks300 decks
16%synergy
Teysa Karlov
17%inclusion52 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
17%inclusion50 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion49 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Warren Soultrader
16%inclusion48 decks300 decks
7%synergy
Flickerwisp
16%inclusion48 decks300 decks
13%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
16%inclusion10 decks64 decks
15%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
15%inclusion46 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion45 decks300 decks
11%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
15%inclusion44 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
14%inclusion42 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14%inclusion9 decks65 decks
6%synergy
Voice of Victory
14%inclusion10 decks73 decks
8%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion41 decks300 decks
-16%synergy
Ophiomancer
14%inclusion41 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
14%inclusion41 decks300 decks
13%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion40 decks300 decks
-8%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion8 decks60 decks
8%synergy
Skullport Merchant
13%inclusion38 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
50%inclusion150 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
40%inclusion120 decks300 decks
39%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion98 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Ephemerate
32%inclusion95 decks300 decks
24%synergy
Generous Gift
28%inclusion85 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Offering
27%inclusion80 decks300 decks
24%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
25%inclusion75 decks300 decks
-16%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion68 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Cloudshift
19%inclusion57 decks300 decks
13%synergy
Unbounded Potential
14%inclusion43 decks300 decks
14%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion40 decks300 decks
-9%synergy
Akroma's Will
12%inclusion35 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion34 decks300 decks
-9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion31 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion29 decks300 decks
-15%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion28 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
9.0%inclusion27 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
9.0%inclusion27 decks300 decks
7%synergy
Grim Affliction
8.7%inclusion26 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Pyrrhic Strike
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.7%inclusion23 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.7%inclusion23 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion23 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.3%inclusion22 decks300 decks
-6%synergy
Flicker of Fate
7.3%inclusion22 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.0%inclusion21 decks300 decks
0%synergy
Scrollshift
7.0%inclusion21 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.0%inclusion21 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.0%inclusion21 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Carrion
6.0%inclusion18 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.0%inclusion18 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Grand Crescendo
5.7%inclusion17 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Nasty End
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
51%inclusion153 decks300 decks
33%synergy
Damn
35%inclusion104 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Vat Emergence
33%inclusion100 decks300 decks
32%synergy
Austere Command
27%inclusion80 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Final Vengeance
20%inclusion43 decks212 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion41 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Desperate Plea
11%inclusion6 decks55 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion31 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
10%inclusion31 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion29 decks300 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.3%inclusion28 decks300 decks
-9%synergy
Vindicate
9.0%inclusion27 decks300 decks
-3%synergy
Back for Seconds
9.0%inclusion27 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Unearth
8.3%inclusion25 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Bone Shards
8.3%inclusion25 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.3%inclusion13 decks157 decks
3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.0%inclusion24 decks300 decks
-2%synergy
Martial Coup
7.3%inclusion22 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Precision
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.7%inclusion20 decks300 decks
-10%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
6.0%inclusion18 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.0%inclusion18 decks300 decks
-2%synergy
Reanimate
6.0%inclusion18 decks300 decks
-10%synergy
Citywide Bust
5.7%inclusion17 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.4%inclusion3 decks56 decks
2%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Lingering Souls
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
51%inclusion153 decks300 decks
24%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion115 decks300 decks
20%synergy
Throne of Geth
19%inclusion56 decks300 decks
17%synergy
Noble's Purse
16%inclusion48 decks300 decks
16%synergy
Contagion Clasp
14%inclusion41 decks300 decks
13%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
14%inclusion21 decks155 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion39 decks300 decks
-12%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
12%inclusion36 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion35 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
9.0%inclusion27 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Relic Vial
8.0%inclusion24 decks300 decks
7%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.0%inclusion24 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
7.3%inclusion22 decks300 decks
7%synergy
Blood Fountain
6.7%inclusion20 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.3%inclusion19 decks300 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.0%inclusion18 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Contagion Engine
5.7%inclusion17 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Foot Chopper
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
0%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
47%inclusion142 decks300 decks
46%synergy
Bitterblossom
29%inclusion86 decks300 decks
21%synergy
Tolls of War
27%inclusion15 decks56 decks
25%synergy
Muster the Departed
27%inclusion80 decks300 decks
25%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion75 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
24%inclusion71 decks300 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion52 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
17%inclusion50 decks300 decks
12%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
16%inclusion48 decks300 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion48 decks300 decks
-12%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion45 decks300 decks
-3%synergy
Teleportation Circle
15%inclusion44 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Far Traveler
13%inclusion40 decks300 decks
11%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
13%inclusion27 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
8%synergy
March of the Canonized
10%inclusion31 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.7%inclusion26 decks300 decks
7%synergy
Court of Grace
8.7%inclusion26 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8.0%inclusion17 decks213 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.7%inclusion23 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Rabble Rousing
7.3%inclusion22 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Airbender Ascension
7.1%inclusion4 decks56 decks
4%synergy
Murder Investigation
7.0%inclusion21 decks300 decks
7%synergy
Anointed Procession
7.0%inclusion21 decks300 decks
-2%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.0%inclusion21 decks300 decks
-3%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.6%inclusion5 decks76 decks
3%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.3%inclusion19 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion19 decks300 decks
-2%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
6.0%inclusion18 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
-2%synergy
Seal of Doom
5.3%inclusion16 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Smile at Death
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
12%inclusion35 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
22%inclusion67 decks300 decks
20%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
18%inclusion53 decks300 decks
16%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
8.7%inclusion26 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
51%inclusion153 decks300 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion148 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
34%inclusion22 decks65 decks
29%synergy
High Market
29%inclusion87 decks300 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
26%inclusion79 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
23%inclusion69 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
16%inclusion49 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion11 decks69 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion46 decks300 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion44 decks300 decks
-6%synergy
The Dross Pits
13%inclusion40 decks300 decks
13%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
12%inclusion9 decks73 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion33 decks300 decks
6%synergy
The Fair Basilica
10%inclusion31 decks300 decks
10%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion27 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.3%inclusion25 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Minas Tirith
8.3%inclusion25 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.3%inclusion25 decks300 decks
7%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.0%inclusion24 decks300 decks
0%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
8.0%inclusion24 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion23 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.3%inclusion19 decks300 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.3%inclusion19 decks300 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
6.0%inclusion18 decks300 decks
-5%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.7%inclusion4 decks70 decks
3%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.5%inclusion4 decks73 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion240 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion233 decks300 decks
-3%synergy
Mind Stone
65%inclusion196 decks300 decks
43%synergy
Orzhov Signet
52%inclusion156 decks300 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion143 decks300 decks
33%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion139 decks300 decks
-7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
22%inclusion65 decks300 decks
20%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
21%inclusion18 decks85 decks
21%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion41 decks300 decks
11%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion41 decks300 decks
8%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion38 decks300 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion34 decks300 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.3%inclusion28 decks300 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
6.3%inclusion19 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.0%inclusion15 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion296 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion295 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion263 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
71%inclusion212 decks300 decks
51%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
69%inclusion207 decks300 decks
30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
67%inclusion201 decks300 decks
53%synergy
Isolated Chapel
55%inclusion164 decks300 decks
-13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
53%inclusion159 decks300 decks
-5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
50%inclusion151 decks300 decks
47%synergy
Myriad Landscape
50%inclusion149 decks300 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Field
43%inclusion129 decks300 decks
-7%synergy
Godless Shrine
41%inclusion122 decks300 decks
-11%synergy
Vault of Champions
37%inclusion110 decks300 decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
33%inclusion98 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
32%inclusion96 decks300 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Silence
31%inclusion92 decks300 decks
-9%synergy
Fabled Passage
30%inclusion91 decks300 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
23%inclusion70 decks300 decks
-14%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion70 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Escape Tunnel
23%inclusion68 decks300 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Heath
22%inclusion66 decks300 decks
-20%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion58 decks300 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion54 decks300 decks
-8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
17%inclusion15 decks86 decks
-6%synergy
Promising Vein
17%inclusion51 decks300 decks
16%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion50 decks300 decks
5%synergy
Esper Panorama
15%inclusion45 decks300 decks
15%synergy
Shire Terrace
14%inclusion41 decks300 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion37 decks300 decks
7%synergy
Silent Clearing
12%inclusion37 decks300 decks
-3%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion35 decks300 decks
-6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion34 decks300 decks
4%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
11%inclusion32 decks300 decks
-16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
10%inclusion29 decks300 decks
-2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
10%inclusion29 decks300 decks
-11%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion29 decks300 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
9.3%inclusion28 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
9.0%inclusion27 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.0%inclusion27 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.7%inclusion26 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.7%inclusion26 decks300 decks
-15%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.7%inclusion26 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.3%inclusion25 decks300 decks
2%synergy
Scrubland
8.0%inclusion24 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.0%inclusion24 decks300 decks
3%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.7%inclusion23 decks300 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.0%inclusion21 decks300 decks
1%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.6%inclusion4 decks61 decks
5%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion19 decks300 decks
-2%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.3%inclusion19 decks300 decks
0%synergy