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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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Aang, Airbending Master
25%inclusion31 decks125 decks
24%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
12%inclusion10 decks82 decks
12%synergy
Airbender Ascension
10%inclusion8 decks82 decks
7%synergy
Tolls of War
9.2%inclusion7 decks76 decks
8%synergy
Suki, Courageous Rescuer
9.0%inclusion7 decks78 decks
8%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Metastatic Evangel
71%inclusion153 decks216 decks
67%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
69%inclusion150 decks217 decks
65%synergy
Grateful Apparition
63%inclusion137 decks217 decks
61%synergy
Karn's Bastion
63%inclusion136 decks217 decks
57%synergy
Nested Shambler
58%inclusion125 decks217 decks
56%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
59%inclusion127 decks217 decks
55%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
54%inclusion117 decks217 decks
51%synergy
Drown in Ichor
53%inclusion114 decks217 decks
50%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
49%inclusion107 decks217 decks
47%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
59%inclusion128 decks217 decks
39%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
65%inclusion142 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Dispute
59%inclusion128 decks217 decks
38%synergy
Skullclamp
56%inclusion122 decks217 decks
29%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion113 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
44%inclusion96 decks217 decks
35%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
42%inclusion92 decks217 decks
33%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
41%inclusion90 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
41%inclusion88 decks217 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
39%inclusion85 decks217 decks
18%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
39%inclusion84 decks217 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
37%inclusion81 decks217 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
26%inclusion56 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Field of the Dead
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
-5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Ghoulcaller Gisa
38%inclusion82 decks217 decks
36%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
38%inclusion81 decks216 decks
36%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
37%inclusion81 decks217 decks
30%synergy
Esper Sentinel
36%inclusion79 decks217 decks
18%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
35%inclusion77 decks217 decks
30%synergy
Sun Titan
34%inclusion73 decks217 decks
21%synergy
Cathar Commando
33%inclusion71 decks217 decks
25%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
32%inclusion69 decks217 decks
16%synergy
Viscera Seer
32%inclusion69 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
31%inclusion44 decks140 decks
23%synergy
Teysa Karlov
31%inclusion67 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
30%inclusion43 decks142 decks
29%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
30%inclusion65 decks217 decks
14%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
29%inclusion62 decks217 decks
16%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
29%inclusion62 decks217 decks
24%synergy
Daxos the Returned
28%inclusion61 decks217 decks
27%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
28%inclusion60 decks217 decks
27%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
27%inclusion59 decks216 decks
23%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
27%inclusion59 decks217 decks
16%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
26%inclusion56 decks217 decks
14%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
25%inclusion54 decks216 decks
13%synergy
Selfless Spirit
25%inclusion54 decks217 decks
14%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
25%inclusion54 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Accursed Marauder
24%inclusion52 decks216 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
24%inclusion51 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
23%inclusion50 decks217 decks
22%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
23%inclusion50 decks217 decks
21%synergy
Spirited Companion
23%inclusion49 decks217 decks
18%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
22%inclusion32 decks143 decks
19%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion48 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
21%inclusion46 decks217 decks
20%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion41 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion40 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Flickerwisp
18%inclusion40 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
18%inclusion39 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
18%inclusion38 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Knight
17%inclusion37 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
-10%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Blood Artist
16%inclusion35 decks217 decks
-15%synergy
Ophiomancer
15%inclusion33 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Company Commander
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Charming Prince
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Restoration Angel
13%inclusion29 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Voice of Victory
13%inclusion25 decks193 decks
7%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion18 decks142 decks
4%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
13%inclusion27 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
38%inclusion83 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Village Rites
37%inclusion80 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Ephemerate
36%inclusion79 decks217 decks
30%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion72 decks217 decks
16%synergy
Despark
33%inclusion72 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
23%inclusion50 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Akroma's Will
23%inclusion49 decks217 decks
16%synergy
Cloudshift
22%inclusion48 decks217 decks
17%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
21%inclusion45 decks217 decks
19%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion45 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
18%inclusion40 decks217 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion38 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion37 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Eerie Interlude
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion34 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Mortify
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
-8%synergy
Grand Crescendo
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Deadly Rollick
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Parting Gust
12%inclusion26 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
11%inclusion24 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion22 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Carrion
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Secure the Wastes
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Grim Affliction
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Unbounded Potential
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Flicker of Fate
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Mardu
5.7%inclusion11 decks193 decks
5%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
3%synergy
Utter End
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
-8%synergy
Szat's Will
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
37%inclusion80 decks217 decks
19%synergy
Damn
32%inclusion70 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
21%inclusion46 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Farewell
18%inclusion40 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Vat Emergence
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
16%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Toxic Deluge
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
-5%synergy
Sign in Blood
11%inclusion24 decks217 decks
-7%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion23 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion22 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion21 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Vindicate
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
-5%synergy
Read the Bones
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Martial Coup
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
5%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Desperate Plea
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Another Round
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
0%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Ondu Inversion
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion68 decks217 decks
17%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
31%inclusion67 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Oketra's Monument
20%inclusion43 decks217 decks
14%synergy
Noble's Purse
16%inclusion34 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
-11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
-6%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
11%inclusion24 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Contagion Engine
11%inclusion23 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Throne of Geth
11%inclusion23 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
11%inclusion23 decks217 decks
10%synergy
Contagion Clasp
10%inclusion21 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Blade of Selves
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
6.8%inclusion5 decks74 decks
6%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
6.0%inclusion13 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Bitterblossom
34%inclusion74 decks217 decks
27%synergy
Call for Unity
22%inclusion48 decks217 decks
21%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
21%inclusion45 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
19%inclusion41 decks217 decks
13%synergy
Teleportation Circle
17%inclusion37 decks217 decks
13%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
-13%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
13%inclusion29 decks216 decks
12%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
10%inclusion21 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Far Traveler
10%inclusion21 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Grave Pact
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Anointed Procession
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Black Market
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Vampiric Rites
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Muster the Departed
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Rabble Rousing
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.8%inclusion17 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
6.8%inclusion13 decks191 decks
7%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.7%inclusion5 decks75 decks
5%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.5%inclusion14 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Murder Investigation
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
1%synergy
True Conviction
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
1%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
-5%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Caretaker's Talent
5.1%inclusion11 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
23%inclusion49 decks217 decks
20%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
21%inclusion45 decks217 decks
18%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
16%inclusion31 decks193 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
46%inclusion100 decks217 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion89 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
38%inclusion83 decks217 decks
22%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
36%inclusion51 decks143 decks
31%synergy
High Market
27%inclusion58 decks217 decks
15%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion54 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion41 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion38 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Minas Tirith
17%inclusion36 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
16%inclusion26 decks162 decks
10%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
15%inclusion29 decks193 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion32 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Fountainport
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
9%synergy
Ghost Quarter
9.2%inclusion20 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Guildless Commons
8.3%inclusion18 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
7.0%inclusion10 decks143 decks
4%synergy
Castle Locthwain
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Arid Archway
5.6%inclusion12 decks216 decks
4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
5.5%inclusion12 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.2%inclusion10 decks193 decks
3%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
-2%synergy
Lotus Field
5.1%inclusion11 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion176 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
76%inclusion166 decks217 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion95 decks217 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
40%inclusion86 decks217 decks
-17%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion73 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
32%inclusion70 decks216 decks
32%synergy
Staff of Compleation
28%inclusion60 decks217 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion55 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
20%inclusion43 decks217 decks
17%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion28 decks217 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion25 decks217 decks
-3%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Glistening Sphere
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.5%inclusion14 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Crowded Crypt
6.0%inclusion13 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion212 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion211 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion188 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
69%inclusion150 decks217 decks
4%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
64%inclusion138 decks217 decks
22%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion135 decks217 decks
13%synergy
Caves of Koilos
56%inclusion122 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Vault of Champions
56%inclusion122 decks217 decks
16%synergy
Marsh Flats
53%inclusion114 decks217 decks
23%synergy
Evolving Wilds
50%inclusion109 decks217 decks
29%synergy
Fabled Passage
45%inclusion97 decks217 decks
35%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
43%inclusion94 decks217 decks
9%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
43%inclusion93 decks217 decks
28%synergy
Fetid Heath
40%inclusion87 decks217 decks
2%synergy
Tainted Field
39%inclusion85 decks217 decks
-13%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
30%inclusion65 decks217 decks
-11%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
30%inclusion64 decks216 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
29%inclusion63 decks216 decks
7%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion62 decks217 decks
-12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion61 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
27%inclusion59 decks217 decks
0%synergy
Obscura Storefront
25%inclusion54 decks217 decks
21%synergy
Witch Enchanter
22%inclusion48 decks216 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion48 decks217 decks
16%synergy
Silent Clearing
20%inclusion44 decks217 decks
5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion38 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
18%inclusion38 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion37 decks216 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
17%inclusion37 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
17%inclusion37 decks217 decks
11%synergy
Exotic Orchard
16%inclusion35 decks217 decks
-8%synergy
Arid Mesa
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
14%inclusion31 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
-7%synergy
Scrubland
14%inclusion30 decks217 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion27 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
12%inclusion25 decks216 decks
-4%synergy
Scoured Barrens
12%inclusion25 decks217 decks
-13%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion25 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Demolition Field
11%inclusion24 decks217 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.3%inclusion20 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
8.8%inclusion19 decks217 decks
-15%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.3%inclusion18 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.9%inclusion17 decks216 decks
1%synergy
Escape Tunnel
7.4%inclusion16 decks216 decks
6%synergy
Esper Panorama
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
7%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.4%inclusion16 decks217 decks
-1%synergy
Shire Terrace
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Plains
6.9%inclusion15 decks217 decks
3%synergy