Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Upgraded

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
Eclipsed Steppe
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
-2%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
12%inclusion8 decks66 decks
8%synergy
Fix What's Broken
11%inclusion2 decks19 decks
8%synergy
Turbulent Moor
8.7%inclusion2 decks23 decks
-7%synergy
Ninja Teen
5.4%inclusion5 decks93 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Metastatic Evangel
72%inclusion188 decks261 decks
68%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
69%inclusion179 decks261 decks
64%synergy
Grateful Apparition
63%inclusion164 decks261 decks
61%synergy
Nested Shambler
60%inclusion157 decks261 decks
58%synergy
Karn's Bastion
62%inclusion162 decks261 decks
57%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
56%inclusion146 decks261 decks
53%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
56%inclusion146 decks261 decks
52%synergy
Drown in Ichor
53%inclusion138 decks261 decks
51%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
47%inclusion122 decks261 decks
44%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
59%inclusion154 decks261 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
67%inclusion176 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Deadly Dispute
60%inclusion156 decks261 decks
38%synergy
Skullclamp
58%inclusion152 decks261 decks
31%synergy
Path to Exile
52%inclusion136 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
41%inclusion108 decks261 decks
33%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
41%inclusion106 decks261 decks
21%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
41%inclusion106 decks261 decks
32%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
41%inclusion106 decks261 decks
37%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion104 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Village Rites
39%inclusion103 decks261 decks
17%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
36%inclusion95 decks261 decks
14%synergy
Teferi's Protection
26%inclusion67 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Farewell
17%inclusion45 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Demonic Tutor
16%inclusion42 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.3%inclusion19 decks261 decks
-4%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.5%inclusion17 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
6.1%inclusion16 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
37%inclusion97 decks261 decks
32%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
36%inclusion95 decks261 decks
35%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
36%inclusion95 decks261 decks
35%synergy
Esper Sentinel
36%inclusion94 decks261 decks
18%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
36%inclusion93 decks261 decks
29%synergy
Cathar Commando
34%inclusion90 decks261 decks
28%synergy
Viscera Seer
34%inclusion90 decks261 decks
14%synergy
Teysa Karlov
34%inclusion88 decks261 decks
18%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion86 decks261 decks
18%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
33%inclusion85 decks261 decks
16%synergy
Sun Titan
32%inclusion84 decks261 decks
20%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
31%inclusion80 decks261 decks
30%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
30%inclusion57 decks193 decks
28%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion77 decks261 decks
18%synergy
Daxos the Returned
30%inclusion77 decks261 decks
28%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
27%inclusion71 decks261 decks
23%synergy
Selfless Spirit
27%inclusion71 decks261 decks
16%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
27%inclusion70 decks261 decks
16%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
26%inclusion67 decks261 decks
24%synergy
Accursed Marauder
26%inclusion67 decks261 decks
18%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
26%inclusion49 decks191 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
25%inclusion64 decks261 decks
13%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
24%inclusion62 decks261 decks
7%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
23%inclusion61 decks261 decks
11%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion59 decks261 decks
11%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
23%inclusion59 decks261 decks
19%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
22%inclusion57 decks261 decks
20%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
21%inclusion38 decks177 decks
21%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
21%inclusion56 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
21%inclusion56 decks261 decks
21%synergy
Spirited Companion
21%inclusion55 decks261 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
20%inclusion52 decks261 decks
-2%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion48 decks261 decks
-12%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
18%inclusion48 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
18%inclusion48 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
18%inclusion47 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Warren Soultrader
18%inclusion47 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
18%inclusion34 decks194 decks
14%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
17%inclusion45 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion45 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Flickerwisp
17%inclusion45 decks261 decks
14%synergy
Corpse Knight
17%inclusion44 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
16%inclusion42 decks261 decks
-9%synergy
Restoration Angel
15%inclusion38 decks261 decks
11%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
14%inclusion20 decks144 decks
14%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
14%inclusion22 decks159 decks
9%synergy
Charming Prince
13%inclusion35 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
13%inclusion35 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Company Commander
13%inclusion34 decks261 decks
11%synergy
Woe Strider
12%inclusion32 decks261 decks
8%synergy
Instants
Ephemerate
38%inclusion98 decks261 decks
30%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
37%inclusion96 decks261 decks
-4%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion86 decks261 decks
14%synergy
Despark
32%inclusion83 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
28%inclusion72 decks261 decks
17%synergy
Akroma's Will
25%inclusion64 decks261 decks
18%synergy
Cloudshift
23%inclusion61 decks261 decks
18%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
21%inclusion55 decks261 decks
20%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion54 decks261 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion52 decks261 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion47 decks261 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion44 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion41 decks261 decks
-4%synergy
Eerie Interlude
15%inclusion40 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
15%inclusion40 decks261 decks
14%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion40 decks261 decks
-7%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
15%inclusion38 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Grand Crescendo
14%inclusion36 decks261 decks
11%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
13%inclusion34 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion33 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion27 decks261 decks
-3%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion27 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Grim Affliction
10%inclusion25 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Parting Gust
9.2%inclusion24 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Secure the Wastes
8.8%inclusion23 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Carrion
8.0%inclusion21 decks261 decks
8%synergy
Unbounded Potential
8.0%inclusion21 decks261 decks
7%synergy
Personify
7.8%inclusion8 decks103 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.3%inclusion19 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.9%inclusion18 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Will of the Mardu
6.3%inclusion15 decks238 decks
4%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.1%inclusion16 decks261 decks
2%synergy
Flicker of Fate
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
2%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
38%inclusion99 decks261 decks
20%synergy
Damn
33%inclusion86 decks261 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion52 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Vat Emergence
16%inclusion42 decks261 decks
15%synergy
Diabolic Intent
16%inclusion41 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion34 decks261 decks
-5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion34 decks261 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
12%inclusion31 decks261 decks
-6%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion29 decks261 decks
-5%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion25 decks261 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.4%inclusion22 decks261 decks
-1%synergy
Vindicate
8.4%inclusion22 decks261 decks
-4%synergy
Desperate Plea
6.5%inclusion9 decks138 decks
6%synergy
Read the Bones
6.1%inclusion16 decks261 decks
-4%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.1%inclusion16 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
6.1%inclusion16 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.7%inclusion15 decks261 decks
-2%synergy
Another Round
5.7%inclusion15 decks261 decks
4%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.7%inclusion15 decks261 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion15 decks261 decks
0%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.6%inclusion8 decks142 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Wrath of God
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
0%synergy
Decorum Dissertation
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
1%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
33%inclusion87 decks261 decks
15%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion81 decks261 decks
18%synergy
Oketra's Monument
19%inclusion50 decks261 decks
14%synergy
Lightning Greaves
15%inclusion39 decks261 decks
-5%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion36 decks261 decks
-11%synergy
Noble's Purse
13%inclusion35 decks261 decks
13%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
12%inclusion31 decks261 decks
11%synergy
Throne of Geth
11%inclusion30 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Contagion Engine
11%inclusion28 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
11%inclusion28 decks261 decks
7%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion27 decks261 decks
-1%synergy
Contagion Clasp
10%inclusion26 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
8.8%inclusion23 decks261 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
8.0%inclusion21 decks261 decks
7%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.0%inclusion21 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.7%inclusion20 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Panharmonicon
7.7%inclusion20 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7.3%inclusion19 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.9%inclusion18 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
39%inclusion101 decks261 decks
17%synergy
Bitterblossom
33%inclusion87 decks261 decks
25%synergy
Call for Unity
25%inclusion66 decks261 decks
24%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion60 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
18%inclusion48 decks261 decks
13%synergy
Teleportation Circle
17%inclusion44 decks261 decks
12%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion43 decks261 decks
-13%synergy
Far Traveler
12%inclusion31 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
11%inclusion30 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Airbender Ascension
10%inclusion15 decks144 decks
7%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion26 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
10%inclusion26 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
10%inclusion26 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Anointed Procession
10%inclusion26 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion25 decks261 decks
2%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.2%inclusion24 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Muster the Departed
8.8%inclusion23 decks261 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.4%inclusion22 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.4%inclusion22 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Tolls of War
7.9%inclusion11 decks140 decks
6%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.3%inclusion19 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.2%inclusion10 decks139 decks
6%synergy
Court of Grace
6.9%inclusion18 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
6.9%inclusion18 decks261 decks
2%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
6.8%inclusion16 decks236 decks
7%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.5%inclusion17 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Rabble Rousing
6.5%inclusion17 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.5%inclusion17 decks261 decks
2%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.1%inclusion16 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.7%inclusion15 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
5.7%inclusion15 decks261 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
-5%synergy
Legion Loyalty
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Murder Investigation
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
5%synergy
True Conviction
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
23%inclusion59 decks261 decks
21%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
20%inclusion53 decks261 decks
18%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
16%inclusion37 decks238 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion26 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.5%inclusion17 decks261 decks
0%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.7%inclusion15 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
47%inclusion122 decks261 decks
14%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion110 decks261 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
39%inclusion101 decks261 decks
22%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
31%inclusion61 decks194 decks
26%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion78 decks261 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion65 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion53 decks261 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
20%inclusion51 decks261 decks
-1%synergy
Minas Tirith
16%inclusion42 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
16%inclusion41 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
16%inclusion41 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
16%inclusion37 decks238 decks
13%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion32 decks211 decks
10%synergy
Fountainport
11%inclusion29 decks261 decks
8%synergy
Cabal Coffers
10%inclusion25 decks261 decks
-2%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.8%inclusion23 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.8%inclusion23 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.4%inclusion22 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.4%inclusion22 decks261 decks
-1%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion20 decks261 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion20 decks261 decks
0%synergy
Guildless Commons
7.3%inclusion19 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.9%inclusion18 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
5.7%inclusion15 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
5.7%inclusion15 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Arid Archway
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
4%synergy
War Room
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
-2%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
-1%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
84%inclusion219 decks261 decks
0%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion204 decks261 decks
-2%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion121 decks261 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
41%inclusion107 decks261 decks
-14%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion86 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
30%inclusion79 decks261 decks
30%synergy
Staff of Compleation
25%inclusion65 decks261 decks
23%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion65 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
18%inclusion46 decks261 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion38 decks261 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion25 decks261 decks
-4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.5%inclusion17 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Glistening Sphere
6.1%inclusion16 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.1%inclusion16 decks261 decks
0%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.4%inclusion10 decks184 decks
0%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.4%inclusion14 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion256 decks261 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion254 decks261 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion228 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion186 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Godless Shrine
62%inclusion162 decks261 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
60%inclusion157 decks261 decks
20%synergy
Vault of Champions
55%inclusion143 decks261 decks
15%synergy
Caves of Koilos
54%inclusion141 decks261 decks
-3%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion126 decks261 decks
28%synergy
Marsh Flats
48%inclusion125 decks261 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
46%inclusion119 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion116 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Fabled Passage
43%inclusion112 decks261 decks
33%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion107 decks261 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Field
40%inclusion105 decks261 decks
-11%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
32%inclusion83 decks261 decks
-10%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion77 decks261 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
29%inclusion76 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
29%inclusion75 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion68 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
26%inclusion67 decks261 decks
-1%synergy
Obscura Storefront
23%inclusion60 decks261 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion59 decks261 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
21%inclusion54 decks261 decks
15%synergy
Silent Clearing
20%inclusion51 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
19%inclusion49 decks261 decks
-6%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion47 decks261 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion44 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
16%inclusion42 decks261 decks
10%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion41 decks261 decks
-5%synergy
Desolate Mire
16%inclusion41 decks261 decks
-1%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion41 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Scrubland
15%inclusion40 decks261 decks
4%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion40 decks261 decks
9%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion34 decks261 decks
7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion34 decks261 decks
-10%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion33 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Arid Mesa
12%inclusion32 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion32 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion29 decks261 decks
-12%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.2%inclusion24 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Demolition Field
8.4%inclusion22 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.0%inclusion21 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.0%inclusion21 decks261 decks
1%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.7%inclusion20 decks261 decks
-1%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.5%inclusion17 decks261 decks
5%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.5%inclusion17 decks261 decks
-1%synergy
Esper Panorama
6.1%inclusion16 decks261 decks
6%synergy
Snow-Covered Swamp
6.1%inclusion16 decks261 decks
3%synergy
Shire Terrace
5.7%inclusion15 decks261 decks
5%synergy