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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
Endless Foot Assault
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
7%synergy
Rat King, Verminister
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
6%synergy
Dream Beavers
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Shredder, Unrelenting
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Ninja Teen
3.4%inclusion1 decks29 decks
1%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
78%inclusion266 decks342 decks
76%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
74%inclusion252 decks342 decks
70%synergy
Grateful Apparition
71%inclusion242 decks342 decks
69%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
72%inclusion246 decks342 decks
68%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
68%inclusion232 decks342 decks
65%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
67%inclusion200 decks299 decks
63%synergy
Drown in Ichor
63%inclusion217 decks342 decks
61%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
58%inclusion199 decks342 decks
56%synergy
Deadly Dispute
77%inclusion264 decks342 decks
55%synergy
Karn's Bastion
58%inclusion198 decks342 decks
53%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
62%inclusion212 decks342 decks
40%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
61%inclusion207 decks342 decks
47%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
59%inclusion202 decks342 decks
-5%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
59%inclusion201 decks342 decks
39%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
58%inclusion198 decks342 decks
49%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
57%inclusion195 decks342 decks
48%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
57%inclusion194 decks342 decks
53%synergy
Viscera Seer
55%inclusion187 decks342 decks
34%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
54%inclusion183 decks342 decks
43%synergy
Skullclamp
52%inclusion177 decks342 decks
25%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
31%inclusion107 decks342 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
11%inclusion37 decks342 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
7.0%inclusion24 decks342 decks
-8%synergy
Farewell
6.4%inclusion22 decks342 decks
-6%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
5.6%inclusion19 decks342 decks
-6%synergy
Creatures
Cathar Commando
52%inclusion177 decks342 decks
45%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
51%inclusion176 decks342 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion172 decks342 decks
35%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
48%inclusion165 decks342 decks
48%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
48%inclusion165 decks342 decks
31%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
48%inclusion164 decks342 decks
46%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
48%inclusion164 decks342 decks
44%synergy
Accursed Marauder
43%inclusion126 decks296 decks
35%synergy
Sun Titan
42%inclusion145 decks342 decks
30%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
40%inclusion137 decks342 decks
20%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
40%inclusion137 decks342 decks
36%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
37%inclusion126 decks342 decks
25%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
36%inclusion91 decks252 decks
35%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
36%inclusion19 decks53 decks
28%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
35%inclusion121 decks342 decks
34%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
34%inclusion115 decks342 decks
19%synergy
Spirited Companion
34%inclusion115 decks342 decks
29%synergy
Daxos the Returned
33%inclusion112 decks342 decks
32%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
33%inclusion112 decks342 decks
32%synergy
Selfless Spirit
30%inclusion104 decks342 decks
19%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
28%inclusion15 decks53 decks
25%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
28%inclusion96 decks342 decks
16%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
27%inclusion92 decks342 decks
22%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
26%inclusion14 decks53 decks
25%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
26%inclusion90 decks342 decks
21%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
26%inclusion88 decks342 decks
19%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
26%inclusion88 decks342 decks
10%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion87 decks342 decks
13%synergy
Plaguecrafter
23%inclusion79 decks342 decks
18%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
22%inclusion75 decks342 decks
20%synergy
Company Commander
21%inclusion73 decks342 decks
19%synergy
Esper Sentinel
21%inclusion73 decks342 decks
3%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
18%inclusion62 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
18%inclusion62 decks342 decks
14%synergy
Woe Strider
17%inclusion59 decks342 decks
13%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion58 decks342 decks
8%synergy
Flickerwisp
16%inclusion56 decks342 decks
13%synergy
Teysa Karlov
16%inclusion55 decks342 decks
0%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
16%inclusion54 decks342 decks
12%synergy
Blood Artist
15%inclusion52 decks342 decks
-16%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
15%inclusion52 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
15%inclusion52 decks342 decks
-7%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
15%inclusion50 decks342 decks
12%synergy
Warren Soultrader
15%inclusion44 decks303 decks
5%synergy
Skullport Merchant
13%inclusion46 decks342 decks
13%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
13%inclusion46 decks342 decks
13%synergy
Carrion Feeder
13%inclusion45 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Voice of Victory
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
7%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
13%inclusion44 decks342 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
51%inclusion175 decks342 decks
2%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
39%inclusion132 decks342 decks
37%synergy
Despark
32%inclusion108 decks342 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
30%inclusion104 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Ephemerate
30%inclusion103 decks342 decks
23%synergy
Fanatical Offering
28%inclusion97 decks342 decks
26%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
26%inclusion89 decks342 decks
-14%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion77 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Cloudshift
18%inclusion60 decks342 decks
12%synergy
Unbounded Potential
13%inclusion46 decks342 decks
13%synergy
Fracture
12%inclusion40 decks342 decks
-7%synergy
Mortify
11%inclusion39 decks342 decks
-11%synergy
Akroma's Will
11%inclusion37 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion36 decks342 decks
-3%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
10%inclusion35 decks342 decks
8%synergy
Costly Plunder
10%inclusion34 decks342 decks
8%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion33 decks342 decks
1%synergy
Dark Ritual
10%inclusion33 decks342 decks
-14%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion27 decks303 decks
-4%synergy
Grim Affliction
8.5%inclusion29 decks342 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
8.5%inclusion29 decks342 decks
6%synergy
Secure the Wastes
8.5%inclusion29 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Pyrrhic Strike
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.9%inclusion27 decks342 decks
-3%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.4%inclusion22 decks299 decks
5%synergy
Grand Crescendo
7.3%inclusion25 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
6.9%inclusion21 decks303 decks
0%synergy
Carrion
6.7%inclusion23 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.7%inclusion23 decks342 decks
1%synergy
Flicker of Fate
6.4%inclusion22 decks342 decks
3%synergy
Scrollshift
6.1%inclusion21 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
5.6%inclusion19 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
5.6%inclusion19 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Parting Gust
5.0%inclusion13 decks259 decks
1%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
50%inclusion171 decks342 decks
32%synergy
Damn
37%inclusion126 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Vat Emergence
33%inclusion114 decks342 decks
32%synergy
Austere Command
26%inclusion89 decks342 decks
8%synergy
Final Vengeance
21%inclusion42 decks201 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion43 decks342 decks
-5%synergy
Desperate Plea
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Diabolic Intent
11%inclusion37 decks342 decks
1%synergy
Back for Seconds
11%inclusion37 decks342 decks
10%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
10%inclusion35 decks342 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion33 decks342 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion33 decks342 decks
-8%synergy
Vindicate
9.4%inclusion32 decks342 decks
-3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.9%inclusion13 decks146 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
8.2%inclusion28 decks342 decks
3%synergy
Bone Shards
8.2%inclusion28 decks342 decks
6%synergy
Martial Coup
7.9%inclusion27 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.6%inclusion26 decks342 decks
-2%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.3%inclusion25 decks342 decks
0%synergy
Toxic Deluge
7.0%inclusion24 decks342 decks
-10%synergy
Deadly Precision
6.8%inclusion3 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
6.7%inclusion23 decks342 decks
-9%synergy
Lingering Souls
5.6%inclusion19 decks342 decks
3%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
5.6%inclusion19 decks342 decks
2%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion130 decks342 decks
19%synergy
Throne of Geth
22%inclusion75 decks342 decks
20%synergy
Noble's Purse
17%inclusion57 decks342 decks
16%synergy
Contagion Clasp
15%inclusion52 decks342 decks
14%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion45 decks342 decks
-12%synergy
Oketra's Monument
11%inclusion39 decks342 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
11%inclusion39 decks342 decks
0%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
8.5%inclusion29 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
8.2%inclusion28 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
8.2%inclusion28 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
7.9%inclusion27 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.7%inclusion23 decks342 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.7%inclusion23 decks342 decks
-13%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.4%inclusion22 decks342 decks
6%synergy
Blood Fountain
5.8%inclusion20 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Blade of Selves
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
3%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
46%inclusion159 decks342 decks
45%synergy
Tolls of War
32%inclusion14 decks44 decks
30%synergy
Bitterblossom
30%inclusion102 decks342 decks
22%synergy
Muster the Departed
28%inclusion81 decks294 decks
26%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
25%inclusion85 decks342 decks
20%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion85 decks342 decks
3%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
19%inclusion64 decks342 decks
1%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
18%inclusion60 decks342 decks
14%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion57 decks342 decks
9%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
16%inclusion56 decks342 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion53 decks342 decks
-14%synergy
Teleportation Circle
15%inclusion52 decks342 decks
10%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
13%inclusion27 decks205 decks
12%synergy
Far Traveler
12%inclusion41 decks342 decks
10%synergy
March of the Canonized
12%inclusion40 decks342 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
10%inclusion35 decks342 decks
8%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
9.4%inclusion32 decks342 decks
8%synergy
Court of Grace
9.4%inclusion32 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Airbender Ascension
9.1%inclusion4 decks44 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8.9%inclusion18 decks202 decks
5%synergy
Rabble Rousing
8.2%inclusion28 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Anointed Procession
7.9%inclusion27 decks342 decks
-1%synergy
Felidar Retreat
7.0%inclusion24 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.0%inclusion24 decks342 decks
-2%synergy
Murder Investigation
6.7%inclusion23 decks342 decks
6%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.3%inclusion19 decks303 decks
-2%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.3%inclusion4 decks64 decks
3%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.6%inclusion19 decks342 decks
2%synergy
Grave Pact
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
-4%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Seal of Doom
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.0%inclusion3 decks60 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
13%inclusion44 decks342 decks
11%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
22%inclusion74 decks342 decks
19%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
18%inclusion60 decks342 decks
15%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
15%inclusion9 decks61 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion34 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Bojuka Bog
51%inclusion173 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
50%inclusion170 decks342 decks
16%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
34%inclusion18 decks53 decks
29%synergy
High Market
31%inclusion105 decks342 decks
19%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
26%inclusion88 decks342 decks
9%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion85 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
18%inclusion10 decks57 decks
12%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
17%inclusion57 decks342 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
16%inclusion55 decks342 decks
-7%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion51 decks342 decks
-6%synergy
The Dross Pits
14%inclusion47 decks342 decks
13%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
11%inclusion7 decks61 decks
9%synergy
Fountainport
11%inclusion28 decks254 decks
8%synergy
The Fair Basilica
11%inclusion36 decks342 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
9.4%inclusion32 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
8.5%inclusion29 decks342 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.9%inclusion27 decks342 decks
0%synergy
Minas Tirith
7.6%inclusion26 decks342 decks
0%synergy
Field of Ruin
7.6%inclusion26 decks342 decks
6%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.3%inclusion25 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Witch's Cottage
7.3%inclusion25 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
7.0%inclusion24 decks342 decks
-4%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
6.9%inclusion4 decks58 decks
4%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.4%inclusion22 decks342 decks
-5%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.7%inclusion3 decks53 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
5.6%inclusion19 decks342 decks
-4%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Temple of the False God
5.3%inclusion18 decks342 decks
-3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion273 decks342 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion270 decks342 decks
-1%synergy
Mind Stone
68%inclusion231 decks342 decks
43%synergy
Orzhov Signet
54%inclusion185 decks342 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
49%inclusion167 decks342 decks
-4%synergy
Commander's Sphere
47%inclusion162 decks342 decks
32%synergy
Staff of Compleation
22%inclusion76 decks342 decks
20%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
18%inclusion13 decks73 decks
17%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion49 decks342 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion44 decks342 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion43 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion43 decks342 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.4%inclusion32 decks342 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
6.4%inclusion22 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Crowded Crypt
5.6%inclusion19 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion337 decks342 decks
1%synergy
Plains
99%inclusion337 decks342 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion300 decks342 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
73%inclusion248 decks342 decks
52%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
68%inclusion234 decks342 decks
54%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
68%inclusion234 decks342 decks
27%synergy
Isolated Chapel
56%inclusion192 decks342 decks
-10%synergy
Caves of Koilos
53%inclusion181 decks342 decks
-4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
52%inclusion179 decks342 decks
49%synergy
Myriad Landscape
51%inclusion175 decks342 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Field
44%inclusion149 decks342 decks
-8%synergy
Godless Shrine
43%inclusion147 decks342 decks
-8%synergy
Vault of Champions
38%inclusion130 decks342 decks
-2%synergy
Marsh Flats
35%inclusion118 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Fabled Passage
32%inclusion108 decks342 decks
22%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
30%inclusion103 decks342 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion103 decks342 decks
-10%synergy
Escape Tunnel
23%inclusion80 decks342 decks
22%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
23%inclusion79 decks342 decks
-12%synergy
Scoured Barrens
23%inclusion77 decks342 decks
-1%synergy
Fetid Heath
20%inclusion70 decks342 decks
-19%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
19%inclusion66 decks342 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion64 decks342 decks
-6%synergy
Esper Panorama
18%inclusion62 decks342 decks
18%synergy
Promising Vein
18%inclusion62 decks342 decks
17%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion62 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Shire Terrace
17%inclusion58 decks342 decks
16%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
16%inclusion12 decks74 decks
-7%synergy
Prismatic Vista
15%inclusion51 decks342 decks
9%synergy
Silent Clearing
14%inclusion48 decks342 decks
-1%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
11%inclusion38 decks342 decks
-16%synergy
Boggart Trawler
11%inclusion33 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion37 decks342 decks
-5%synergy
Windswept Heath
11%inclusion36 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
11%inclusion36 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Arid Mesa
11%inclusion36 decks342 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
10%inclusion34 decks342 decks
-11%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
10%inclusion34 decks342 decks
4%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion34 decks342 decks
7%synergy
Scrubland
10%inclusion33 decks342 decks
-2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
8.9%inclusion27 decks303 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
8.9%inclusion27 decks303 decks
-4%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.8%inclusion30 decks342 decks
0%synergy
Polluted Delta
8.8%inclusion30 decks342 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.2%inclusion28 decks342 decks
-15%synergy
Flooded Strand
8.2%inclusion28 decks342 decks
2%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
8.2%inclusion4 decks49 decks
7%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.9%inclusion27 decks342 decks
-3%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.6%inclusion26 decks342 decks
2%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.7%inclusion23 decks342 decks
-1%synergy