Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Budget 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.
Deck Filters
Cardsphere
Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Blightbelly Rat
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
74%synergy
Nested Shambler
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
74%synergy
Wanderer's Strike
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
65%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
64%synergy
Pegasus Guardian
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Unbounded Potential
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
62%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
60%synergy
Exquisite Huntmaster
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
59%synergy
Top Cards
Deadly Dispute
72%inclusion21 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Village Rites
69%inclusion20 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Cathar Commando
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
55%synergy
Spirited Companion
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
57%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Viscera Seer
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Wyrm's Crossing Patrol
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
58%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Creatures
Flock Impostor
100%inclusion3 decks3 decks
100%synergy
Goldmeadow Nomad
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
67%synergy
Pretending Poxbearers
60%inclusion3 decks5 decks
60%synergy
Doomed Traveler
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
46%synergy
Grateful Apparition
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
June, Bounty Hunter
50%inclusion2 decks4 decks
50%synergy
Sanitarium Skeleton
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Metastatic Evangel
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Diregraf Horde
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
45%synergy
Teysa, Opulent Oligarch
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
38%synergy
Priest of Ancient Lore
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Novice Inspector
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
32%synergy
Tabaxi Toucaneers
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Skullport Merchant
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Defiant Salvager
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Accursed Marauder
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Guardian Kirin
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Rumor Gatherer
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
25%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
-6%synergy
Sun Titan
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
23%synergy
Thraben Inspector
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Callous Inspector
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Vengeful Villagers
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Fleshbag Marauder
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
21%synergy
Kinsbaile Courier
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Maalfeld Twins
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Zhentarim Bandit
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Flickerwisp
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Fiendish Panda
20%inclusion3 decks15 decks
18%synergy
Spider-Man, Web-Slinger
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Merchant of Many Hats
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Westfold Rider
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Aron, Benalia's Ruin
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Namazu Trader
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Summon: Choco/Mog
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Burnished Hart
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Carrier Thrall
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Dusk Legion Zealot
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Soul of Migration
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Infestation Sage
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
10%synergy
Venerated Stormsinger
13%inclusion1 decks8 decks
11%synergy
Sundial, Dawn Tyrant
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Hoard Robber
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Instants
Pyrrhic Strike
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Fanatical Offering
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Cloudshift
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Flicker of Fate
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
41%synergy
Scrollshift
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
29%synergy
Costly Plunder
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Ephemerate
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Grim Affliction
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Airbending Lesson
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Raise the Alarm
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Justiciar's Portal
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Acrobatic Maneuver
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Murder
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Your Temple Is Under Attack
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
12%synergy
Spin Out
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Rotten Reunion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Disenchant
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Rowan's Grim Search
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Savor
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
8%synergy
Bake into a Pie
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dazzling Reflection
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Treacherous Greed
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
You're Confronted by Robbers
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Join the Dead
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Alley Evasion
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Overwhelming Remorse
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Vanish into Eternity
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Utter End
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-5%synergy
Ultimate Price
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Another Chance
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Mortify
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-15%synergy
Stab
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
Give In to Violence
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Sorceries
Vat Emergence
52%inclusion15 decks29 decks
51%synergy
Settle Beyond Reality
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Drown in Ichor
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Bone Shards
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Read the Bones
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Call to the Feast
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
19%synergy
Deadly Precision
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Destined Confrontation
25%inclusion1 decks4 decks
25%synergy
Spread the Sickness
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Sign in Blood
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Bone Splinters
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Temporal Intervention
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Decode Transmissions
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Scrounge for Eternity
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
19%synergy
Ozai's Cruelty
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Late to Dinner
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Final Vengeance
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Feed the Swarm
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Emerge from the Cocoon
12%inclusion2 decks17 decks
11%synergy
Risky Shortcut
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
10%synergy
Hellish Sideswipe
11%inclusion1 decks9 decks
11%synergy
Severed Strands
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Duress
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Captain's Call
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Night's Whisper
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Annihilating Glare
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Pointed Discussion
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Consecrate // Consume
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Martial Coup
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Merciless Eviction
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Unearth
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Emergency Weld
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Contract Killing
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Angelic Purge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Evincar's Justice
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Gravedig
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Battle Screech
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Back for Seconds
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Blood for Bones
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Rite of the Moth
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wurmwall Sweeper
40%inclusion2 decks5 decks
40%synergy
Blood Fountain
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Traveler's Amulet
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Nihil Spellbomb
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Navigation Orb
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Crystal Fragments
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Executioner's Capsule
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
13%synergy
Contagion Clasp
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Tithing Blade
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Bumbleflower's Sharepot
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
8%synergy
Carrot Cake
7.1%inclusion2 decks28 decks
7%synergy
Mephitic Draught
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Dross Skullbomb
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Transmogrant Altar
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Armillary Sphere
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Basilica Skullbomb
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Conjurer's Bauble
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Whispersilk Cloak
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Metalspinner's Puzzleknot
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Renegade Map
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Keys to the House
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Saw
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
6%synergy
Enchantments
Tolls of War
75%inclusion3 decks4 decks
74%synergy
Spiral into Solitude
67%inclusion2 decks3 decks
66%synergy
Call for Unity
48%inclusion14 decks29 decks
47%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
33%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
35%synergy
Far Traveler
28%inclusion8 decks29 decks
26%synergy
Omen of the Sun
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
24%synergy
Origin of Spider-Man
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
Path to Redemption
20%inclusion1 decks5 decks
20%synergy
First Response
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
17%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Seal of Doom
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Kaya's Ghostform
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Sidequest: Hunt the Mark
14%inclusion1 decks7 decks
14%synergy
Omen of the Dead
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Muster the Departed
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Angelic Renewal
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Agent of the Iron Throne
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
5%synergy
Surgical Suite // Hospital Room
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Derelict Attic // Widow's Walk
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Grand Entryway // Elegant Rotunda
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
The Dross Pits
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
58%synergy
The Fair Basilica
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
34%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-34%synergy
Vault of the Archangel
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-22%synergy
Hidden Courtyard
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Hidden Necropolis
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Commander's Sphere
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
48%synergy
Mind Stone
62%inclusion18 decks29 decks
39%synergy
Marble Diamond
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
53%synergy
Arcane Signet
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
-25%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
50%synergy
Sol Ring
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-46%synergy
Orzhov Signet
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
-16%synergy
Orzhov Locket
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
22%synergy
Orzhov Cluestone
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
15%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
11%synergy
Chromatic Sphere
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Chromatic Star
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Bonder's Ornament
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Wizard's Rockets
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Star Compass
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
7%synergy
Lands
Swamp
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Plains
100%inclusion29 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Evolving Wilds
83%inclusion24 decks29 decks
63%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
61%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
76%inclusion22 decks29 decks
37%synergy
Scoured Barrens
66%inclusion19 decks29 decks
43%synergy
Command Tower
59%inclusion17 decks29 decks
-28%synergy
Obscura Storefront
55%inclusion16 decks29 decks
52%synergy
Promising Vein
45%inclusion13 decks29 decks
44%synergy
Escape Tunnel
41%inclusion12 decks29 decks
40%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
38%inclusion11 decks29 decks
27%synergy
Forlorn Flats
34%inclusion10 decks29 decks
30%synergy
Esper Panorama
31%inclusion9 decks29 decks
31%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
24%inclusion7 decks29 decks
16%synergy
Neglected Manor
21%inclusion4 decks19 decks
19%synergy
Shire Terrace
21%inclusion6 decks29 decks
20%synergy
Thriving Moor
17%inclusion5 decks29 decks
14%synergy
Temple of Silence
14%inclusion4 decks29 decks
-25%synergy
Myriad Landscape
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-8%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
4%synergy
Path of Ancestry
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
-13%synergy
Black Dragon Gate
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
9%synergy
Citadel Gate
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
6%synergy
Exotic Orchard
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
-19%synergy
Silverquill Campus
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Goldmire Bridge
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
3%synergy
Thriving Heath
6.9%inclusion2 decks29 decks
4%synergy