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
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Erode
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-2%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
-4%synergy
Emeritus of Truce
3.7%inclusion1 decks27 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Nested Shambler
75%inclusion224 decks297 decks
73%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
72%inclusion215 decks297 decks
69%synergy
Grateful Apparition
70%inclusion209 decks297 decks
68%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
69%inclusion205 decks297 decks
67%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
70%inclusion208 decks297 decks
66%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
70%inclusion208 decks297 decks
66%synergy
Drown in Ichor
64%inclusion190 decks297 decks
62%synergy
Deadly Dispute
78%inclusion233 decks297 decks
56%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
57%inclusion168 decks297 decks
54%synergy
Karn's Bastion
57%inclusion169 decks297 decks
52%synergy
Top Cards
Village Rites
65%inclusion192 decks297 decks
43%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
61%inclusion180 decks297 decks
48%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
57%inclusion169 decks297 decks
49%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
57%inclusion169 decks297 decks
-7%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
57%inclusion168 decks297 decks
38%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
56%inclusion167 decks297 decks
48%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
55%inclusion164 decks297 decks
51%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
54%inclusion160 decks297 decks
43%synergy
Cathar Commando
52%inclusion154 decks297 decks
45%synergy
Viscera Seer
52%inclusion154 decks297 decks
32%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
30%inclusion90 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Teferi's Protection
10%inclusion30 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
-9%synergy
Farewell
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Creatures
Blightbelly Rat
51%inclusion151 decks297 decks
49%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
51%inclusion150 decks297 decks
17%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
50%inclusion149 decks297 decks
35%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
49%inclusion147 decks297 decks
49%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
47%inclusion141 decks297 decks
32%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
47%inclusion140 decks297 decks
43%synergy
Accursed Marauder
44%inclusion131 decks297 decks
37%synergy
Sun Titan
43%inclusion127 decks297 decks
31%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
42%inclusion125 decks297 decks
39%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
37%inclusion111 decks297 decks
36%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
37%inclusion111 decks297 decks
18%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
36%inclusion24 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
36%inclusion107 decks297 decks
24%synergy
Spirited Companion
36%inclusion106 decks297 decks
31%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
36%inclusion94 decks264 decks
35%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
35%inclusion104 decks297 decks
34%synergy
Selfless Spirit
31%inclusion93 decks297 decks
20%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
30%inclusion90 decks297 decks
16%synergy
Daxos the Returned
30%inclusion90 decks297 decks
29%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
30%inclusion20 decks66 decks
29%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
29%inclusion86 decks297 decks
17%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
28%inclusion83 decks297 decks
23%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
26%inclusion77 decks297 decks
19%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
26%inclusion76 decks297 decks
20%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
25%inclusion75 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion73 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
23%inclusion15 decks66 decks
20%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
21%inclusion62 decks297 decks
20%synergy
Plaguecrafter
20%inclusion60 decks297 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
20%inclusion60 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
20%inclusion58 decks297 decks
16%synergy
Company Commander
19%inclusion57 decks297 decks
17%synergy
Teysa Karlov
18%inclusion54 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
17%inclusion50 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
16%inclusion49 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Warren Soultrader
16%inclusion48 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Flickerwisp
16%inclusion47 decks297 decks
12%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
15%inclusion46 decks297 decks
12%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
15%inclusion10 decks65 decks
15%synergy
Woe Strider
15%inclusion45 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
15%inclusion44 decks297 decks
12%synergy
Ophiomancer
14%inclusion42 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
14%inclusion42 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
14%inclusion41 decks297 decks
-16%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
14%inclusion41 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
14%inclusion9 decks66 decks
5%synergy
Voice of Victory
14%inclusion10 decks74 decks
7%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
13%inclusion39 decks297 decks
-8%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion8 decks61 decks
8%synergy
Skullport Merchant
12%inclusion36 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Instants
Path to Exile
50%inclusion149 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
40%inclusion119 decks297 decks
39%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion98 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Ephemerate
32%inclusion95 decks297 decks
25%synergy
Generous Gift
29%inclusion86 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
26%inclusion78 decks297 decks
24%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
25%inclusion74 decks297 decks
-16%synergy
Inkshield
23%inclusion69 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Cloudshift
19%inclusion57 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Unbounded Potential
15%inclusion45 decks297 decks
15%synergy
Mortify
13%inclusion40 decks297 decks
-8%synergy
Akroma's Will
12%inclusion35 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
11%inclusion34 decks297 decks
-9%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
10%inclusion30 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion29 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Dark Ritual
9.4%inclusion28 decks297 decks
-16%synergy
Costly Plunder
9.1%inclusion27 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Grim Affliction
8.8%inclusion26 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Pyrrhic Strike
8.0%inclusion4 decks50 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.4%inclusion22 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.4%inclusion22 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Flicker of Fate
7.4%inclusion22 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
7.4%inclusion22 decks297 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.4%inclusion22 decks297 decks
-4%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
7.1%inclusion21 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Scrollshift
7.1%inclusion21 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
6.1%inclusion18 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Duty Beyond Death
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Carrion
5.4%inclusion16 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Grand Crescendo
5.4%inclusion16 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Nasty End
5.4%inclusion16 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
51%inclusion152 decks297 decks
34%synergy
Damn
34%inclusion102 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Vat Emergence
33%inclusion98 decks297 decks
32%synergy
Austere Command
27%inclusion80 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Final Vengeance
20%inclusion43 decks213 decks
19%synergy
Sign in Blood
14%inclusion41 decks297 decks
-4%synergy
Desperate Plea
11%inclusion6 decks56 decks
10%synergy
Diabolic Intent
10%inclusion31 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
10%inclusion31 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion29 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Night's Whisper
9.4%inclusion28 decks297 decks
-9%synergy
Vindicate
9.4%inclusion28 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Back for Seconds
8.8%inclusion26 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Bone Shards
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Unearth
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
8.2%inclusion13 decks158 decks
3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Precision
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
7%synergy
Martial Coup
6.7%inclusion20 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
-11%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.1%inclusion18 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
6.1%inclusion18 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Reanimate
5.7%inclusion17 decks297 decks
-10%synergy
Lingering Souls
5.4%inclusion16 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Bone Splinters
5.4%inclusion16 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Citywide Bust
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Mandate of Abaddon
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Skullclamp
51%inclusion152 decks297 decks
25%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion112 decks297 decks
20%synergy
Throne of Geth
18%inclusion54 decks297 decks
16%synergy
Noble's Purse
15%inclusion46 decks297 decks
15%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
14%inclusion22 decks156 decks
13%synergy
Contagion Clasp
14%inclusion41 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion39 decks297 decks
-12%synergy
Oketra's Monument
12%inclusion36 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
12%inclusion36 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
9.1%inclusion27 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7.4%inclusion22 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
6.7%inclusion20 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Blood Fountain
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
6.1%inclusion18 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
6.1%inclusion18 decks297 decks
-14%synergy
Contagion Engine
5.7%inclusion17 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
5.4%inclusion16 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Foot Chopper
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
4%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Enchantments
Call for Unity
47%inclusion141 decks297 decks
47%synergy
Bitterblossom
28%inclusion84 decks297 decks
20%synergy
Tolls of War
28%inclusion16 decks57 decks
27%synergy
Muster the Departed
27%inclusion81 decks297 decks
26%synergy
Black Market Connections
25%inclusion73 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
24%inclusion70 decks297 decks
18%synergy
Vampiric Rites
18%inclusion52 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
17%inclusion50 decks297 decks
12%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
16%inclusion48 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
15%inclusion46 decks297 decks
-13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
15%inclusion45 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Teleportation Circle
14%inclusion43 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Far Traveler
13%inclusion40 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
11%inclusion4 decks38 decks
7%synergy
March of the Canonized
10%inclusion31 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Court of Grace
8.8%inclusion26 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.9%inclusion17 decks214 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
7.4%inclusion22 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Rabble Rousing
7.1%inclusion21 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Airbender Ascension
7.0%inclusion4 decks57 decks
4%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.7%inclusion20 decks297 decks
-1%synergy
Anointed Procession
6.7%inclusion20 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Barrensteppe Siege
6.5%inclusion5 decks77 decks
3%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Murder Investigation
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Ghoulish Procession
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Seal of Doom
5.4%inclusion16 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
5.4%inclusion16 decks297 decks
-1%synergy
Smile at Death
5.2%inclusion4 decks77 decks
4%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
11%inclusion32 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Planeswalkers
The Eternal Wanderer
22%inclusion65 decks297 decks
19%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
18%inclusion53 decks297 decks
16%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
9.4%inclusion28 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
50%inclusion149 decks297 decks
18%synergy
Bojuka Bog
49%inclusion147 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
33%inclusion22 decks66 decks
29%synergy
High Market
29%inclusion86 decks297 decks
18%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
26%inclusion77 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Rogue's Passage
24%inclusion70 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
16%inclusion48 decks297 decks
10%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion11 decks70 decks
10%synergy
Reliquary Tower
15%inclusion44 decks297 decks
-8%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
14%inclusion43 decks297 decks
-6%synergy
The Dross Pits
13%inclusion39 decks297 decks
12%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
12%inclusion9 decks74 decks
10%synergy
Mortuary Mire
11%inclusion33 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion27 decks266 decks
7%synergy
The Fair Basilica
10%inclusion30 decks297 decks
9%synergy
Witch's Cottage
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Field of Ruin
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
8.1%inclusion24 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
8.1%inclusion24 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
0%synergy
Ghost Quarter
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of the False God
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
5.7%inclusion17 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Ishgard, the Holy See
5.6%inclusion4 decks71 decks
3%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.4%inclusion4 decks74 decks
3%synergy
Volatile Fault
5.1%inclusion15 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
80%inclusion237 decks297 decks
-4%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion232 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Mind Stone
66%inclusion196 decks297 decks
43%synergy
Orzhov Signet
52%inclusion155 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Commander's Sphere
48%inclusion142 decks297 decks
34%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion138 decks297 decks
-7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
21%inclusion63 decks297 decks
19%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
21%inclusion18 decks86 decks
20%synergy
Marble Diamond
14%inclusion41 decks297 decks
8%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion40 decks297 decks
11%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion38 decks297 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
11%inclusion34 decks297 decks
-10%synergy
Thought Vessel
9.1%inclusion27 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Orzhov Locket
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
99%inclusion293 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion292 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Command Tower
88%inclusion261 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Evolving Wilds
71%inclusion210 decks297 decks
51%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
69%inclusion206 decks297 decks
30%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
67%inclusion200 decks297 decks
53%synergy
Isolated Chapel
56%inclusion165 decks297 decks
-12%synergy
Caves of Koilos
53%inclusion156 decks297 decks
-5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
51%inclusion151 decks297 decks
48%synergy
Myriad Landscape
49%inclusion147 decks297 decks
32%synergy
Tainted Field
43%inclusion128 decks297 decks
-7%synergy
Godless Shrine
40%inclusion119 decks297 decks
-11%synergy
Vault of Champions
36%inclusion107 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Marsh Flats
32%inclusion96 decks297 decks
2%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
32%inclusion95 decks297 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Silence
31%inclusion92 decks297 decks
-8%synergy
Fabled Passage
31%inclusion91 decks297 decks
19%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
24%inclusion72 decks297 decks
-14%synergy
Scoured Barrens
24%inclusion70 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Escape Tunnel
23%inclusion68 decks297 decks
21%synergy
Fetid Heath
22%inclusion66 decks297 decks
-20%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
20%inclusion58 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Exotic Orchard
18%inclusion54 decks297 decks
-8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
17%inclusion15 decks87 decks
-7%synergy
Promising Vein
17%inclusion51 decks297 decks
16%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion50 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Esper Panorama
15%inclusion45 decks297 decks
15%synergy
Shire Terrace
14%inclusion41 decks297 decks
13%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion36 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Silent Clearing
12%inclusion36 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Boggart Trawler
12%inclusion35 decks297 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
11%inclusion34 decks297 decks
-7%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
11%inclusion32 decks297 decks
-16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
10%inclusion30 decks297 decks
-2%synergy
Fell the Profane
10%inclusion29 decks297 decks
-3%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
10%inclusion29 decks297 decks
-11%synergy
Demolition Field
9.1%inclusion27 decks297 decks
6%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
9.1%inclusion27 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
8.8%inclusion26 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.8%inclusion26 decks297 decks
-14%synergy
Arid Mesa
8.8%inclusion26 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Windswept Heath
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
8.4%inclusion25 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.1%inclusion24 decks297 decks
3%synergy
Scrubland
7.7%inclusion23 decks297 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
7.4%inclusion22 decks297 decks
-4%synergy
Polluted Delta
7.1%inclusion21 decks297 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
6.7%inclusion20 decks297 decks
-1%synergy
Vibrant Cityscape
6.5%inclusion4 decks62 decks
5%synergy
Flooded Strand
6.4%inclusion19 decks297 decks
0%synergy