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
Turbulent Moor
11%inclusion9 decks79 decks
-10%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
10%inclusion8 decks79 decks
-12%synergy
Erode
7.7%inclusion6 decks78 decks
-1%synergy
Fix What's Broken
5.3%inclusion4 decks76 decks
1%synergy
Restoration Seminar
5.1%inclusion4 decks78 decks
3%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Metastatic Evangel
73%inclusion209 decks287 decks
69%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
69%inclusion199 decks287 decks
65%synergy
Grateful Apparition
64%inclusion183 decks287 decks
62%synergy
Karn's Bastion
62%inclusion178 decks287 decks
57%synergy
Nested Shambler
58%inclusion166 decks287 decks
56%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
58%inclusion166 decks287 decks
54%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
55%inclusion158 decks287 decks
53%synergy
Drown in Ichor
53%inclusion153 decks287 decks
51%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
48%inclusion138 decks287 decks
46%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
59%inclusion170 decks287 decks
40%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
68%inclusion195 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Deadly Dispute
61%inclusion175 decks287 decks
39%synergy
Skullclamp
60%inclusion171 decks287 decks
33%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion154 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
42%inclusion120 decks287 decks
22%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
42%inclusion120 decks287 decks
37%synergy
Village Rites
41%inclusion117 decks287 decks
19%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
39%inclusion113 decks287 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
39%inclusion112 decks287 decks
22%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
39%inclusion112 decks287 decks
31%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
36%inclusion103 decks287 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Protection
25%inclusion73 decks287 decks
11%synergy
Farewell
15%inclusion44 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion43 decks287 decks
-0%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
7.0%inclusion20 decks287 decks
-4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.9%inclusion17 decks287 decks
1%synergy
Field of the Dead
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Creatures
Ghoulcaller Gisa
39%inclusion111 decks287 decks
37%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
38%inclusion110 decks287 decks
32%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
38%inclusion108 decks287 decks
37%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
38%inclusion108 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
36%inclusion103 decks287 decks
29%synergy
Viscera Seer
36%inclusion102 decks287 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
35%inclusion101 decks287 decks
17%synergy
Teysa Karlov
34%inclusion98 decks287 decks
19%synergy
Cathar Commando
34%inclusion98 decks287 decks
28%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion94 decks287 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
33%inclusion94 decks287 decks
20%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion93 decks287 decks
16%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
32%inclusion71 decks221 decks
31%synergy
Sun Titan
31%inclusion89 decks287 decks
19%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
30%inclusion87 decks287 decks
30%synergy
Selfless Spirit
30%inclusion86 decks287 decks
19%synergy
Daxos the Returned
30%inclusion85 decks287 decks
29%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
28%inclusion80 decks287 decks
24%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
27%inclusion60 decks219 decks
20%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
26%inclusion75 decks287 decks
15%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
26%inclusion74 decks287 decks
24%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
25%inclusion73 decks287 decks
10%synergy
Accursed Marauder
25%inclusion71 decks287 decks
17%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
24%inclusion70 decks287 decks
13%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
24%inclusion49 decks205 decks
23%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
23%inclusion65 decks287 decks
10%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
22%inclusion63 decks287 decks
19%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
22%inclusion62 decks287 decks
10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion61 decks287 decks
9%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
21%inclusion59 decks287 decks
19%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
20%inclusion57 decks287 decks
19%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
20%inclusion56 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Spirited Companion
20%inclusion56 decks287 decks
15%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
19%inclusion55 decks287 decks
12%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
18%inclusion41 decks222 decks
16%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
18%inclusion53 decks287 decks
-3%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion51 decks287 decks
-12%synergy
Ophiomancer
18%inclusion51 decks287 decks
9%synergy
Warren Soultrader
18%inclusion51 decks287 decks
8%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion49 decks287 decks
9%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
17%inclusion49 decks287 decks
8%synergy
Flickerwisp
17%inclusion48 decks287 decks
13%synergy
Corpse Knight
16%inclusion46 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
15%inclusion44 decks287 decks
-9%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
14%inclusion27 decks190 decks
9%synergy
Company Commander
14%inclusion39 decks287 decks
12%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
13%inclusion37 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Voice of Victory
13%inclusion34 decks265 decks
7%synergy
Restoration Angel
13%inclusion36 decks287 decks
9%synergy
Azula, Ruthless Firebender
12%inclusion22 decks179 decks
12%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
36%inclusion104 decks287 decks
-5%synergy
Ephemerate
36%inclusion102 decks287 decks
28%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion96 decks287 decks
13%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion89 decks287 decks
1%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
27%inclusion77 decks287 decks
16%synergy
Cloudshift
23%inclusion67 decks287 decks
17%synergy
Akroma's Will
23%inclusion66 decks287 decks
16%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
22%inclusion62 decks287 decks
20%synergy
Generous Gift
21%inclusion59 decks287 decks
-2%synergy
Dark Ritual
20%inclusion57 decks287 decks
-5%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion49 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Fracture
16%inclusion46 decks287 decks
-4%synergy
Mortify
16%inclusion45 decks287 decks
-6%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion44 decks287 decks
2%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
15%inclusion43 decks287 decks
6%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
15%inclusion42 decks287 decks
13%synergy
Grand Crescendo
15%inclusion42 decks287 decks
12%synergy
Eerie Interlude
14%inclusion39 decks287 decks
9%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
13%inclusion37 decks287 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
11%inclusion32 decks287 decks
-1%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion29 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion29 decks287 decks
-3%synergy
Parting Gust
8.7%inclusion25 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
8.7%inclusion25 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Secure the Wastes
8.7%inclusion25 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Personify
8.5%inclusion12 decks141 decks
6%synergy
Grim Affliction
8.4%inclusion24 decks287 decks
8%synergy
Clever Concealment
7.3%inclusion21 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Carrion
7.0%inclusion20 decks287 decks
7%synergy
Unbounded Potential
7.0%inclusion20 decks287 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.6%inclusion19 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Will of the Mardu
6.0%inclusion16 decks265 decks
3%synergy
Flicker of Fate
5.9%inclusion17 decks287 decks
2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Damn
31%inclusion90 decks287 decks
-1%synergy
Austere Command
20%inclusion56 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Vat Emergence
15%inclusion43 decks287 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion43 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
14%inclusion41 decks287 decks
-3%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion41 decks287 decks
-4%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion38 decks287 decks
-5%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion31 decks287 decks
-5%synergy
Final Vengeance
9.4%inclusion27 decks287 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.7%inclusion25 decks287 decks
-1%synergy
Vindicate
7.7%inclusion22 decks287 decks
-4%synergy
Desperate Plea
6.9%inclusion12 decks173 decks
6%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
6.8%inclusion12 decks177 decks
4%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
6.6%inclusion19 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
5.9%inclusion17 decks287 decks
-2%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.9%inclusion17 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Eaten Alive
5.9%inclusion17 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Martial Coup
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Read the Bones
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
0%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
2%synergy
Another Round
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
32%inclusion91 decks287 decks
20%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
32%inclusion91 decks287 decks
14%synergy
Oketra's Monument
18%inclusion53 decks287 decks
13%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion40 decks287 decks
-6%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion40 decks287 decks
14%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion36 decks287 decks
-12%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
12%inclusion35 decks287 decks
12%synergy
Throne of Geth
11%inclusion32 decks287 decks
9%synergy
Contagion Clasp
11%inclusion31 decks287 decks
10%synergy
Contagion Engine
10%inclusion30 decks287 decks
10%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion30 decks287 decks
-1%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion28 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
8.4%inclusion24 decks287 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
8.0%inclusion23 decks287 decks
7%synergy
Pearl Medallion
7.7%inclusion22 decks287 decks
1%synergy
Blade of Selves
7.0%inclusion20 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7.0%inclusion20 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Panharmonicon
6.6%inclusion19 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.3%inclusion18 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Idol of Oblivion
6.3%inclusion18 decks287 decks
1%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
39%inclusion111 decks287 decks
17%synergy
Bitterblossom
32%inclusion93 decks287 decks
24%synergy
Call for Unity
26%inclusion74 decks287 decks
25%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
22%inclusion64 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
21%inclusion59 decks287 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion54 decks287 decks
-9%synergy
Teleportation Circle
15%inclusion44 decks287 decks
10%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
13%inclusion15 decks112 decks
10%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion35 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Black Market
11%inclusion33 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
11%inclusion33 decks287 decks
10%synergy
Far Traveler
11%inclusion32 decks287 decks
9%synergy
Airbender Ascension
11%inclusion19 decks179 decks
7%synergy
Anointed Procession
10%inclusion30 decks287 decks
2%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
10%inclusion29 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
10%inclusion28 decks287 decks
1%synergy
Muster the Departed
10%inclusion28 decks287 decks
8%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.1%inclusion26 decks287 decks
1%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.7%inclusion25 decks287 decks
7%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.7%inclusion25 decks287 decks
6%synergy
Tolls of War
8.6%inclusion15 decks175 decks
7%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
7.7%inclusion22 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
7.5%inclusion13 decks174 decks
6%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.3%inclusion21 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Court of Grace
6.6%inclusion19 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
6.1%inclusion16 decks263 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
5.9%inclusion17 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
5.9%inclusion17 decks287 decks
2%synergy
Felidar Retreat
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Rabble Rousing
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Ninja Teen
5.3%inclusion7 decks132 decks
3%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
-5%synergy
Legion Loyalty
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
-0%synergy
True Conviction
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
22%inclusion63 decks287 decks
20%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
20%inclusion56 decks287 decks
17%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
15%inclusion41 decks265 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion29 decks287 decks
6%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.3%inclusion18 decks287 decks
0%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
48%inclusion139 decks287 decks
16%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion122 decks287 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
37%inclusion107 decks287 decks
21%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
30%inclusion67 decks222 decks
25%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion85 decks287 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion71 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
20%inclusion58 decks287 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
18%inclusion52 decks287 decks
-2%synergy
Minas Tirith
16%inclusion46 decks287 decks
9%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
15%inclusion43 decks287 decks
9%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
15%inclusion39 decks265 decks
12%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion42 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
14%inclusion34 decks239 decks
9%synergy
Fountainport
12%inclusion35 decks287 decks
10%synergy
Cabal Coffers
8.7%inclusion25 decks287 decks
-3%synergy
Ghost Quarter
8.4%inclusion24 decks287 decks
6%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.0%inclusion23 decks287 decks
0%synergy
Mortuary Mire
7.7%inclusion22 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion22 decks287 decks
-1%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.3%inclusion21 decks287 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.3%inclusion21 decks287 decks
-0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
7.0%inclusion20 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
6.6%inclusion19 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Guildless Commons
6.6%inclusion19 decks287 decks
6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
85%inclusion244 decks287 decks
1%synergy
Arcane Signet
79%inclusion226 decks287 decks
-1%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
47%inclusion136 decks287 decks
-6%synergy
Orzhov Signet
42%inclusion120 decks287 decks
-12%synergy
Mind Stone
33%inclusion95 decks287 decks
11%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
30%inclusion86 decks287 decks
29%synergy
Staff of Compleation
28%inclusion80 decks287 decks
26%synergy
Commander's Sphere
24%inclusion70 decks287 decks
10%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
17%inclusion48 decks287 decks
14%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion44 decks287 decks
-6%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion29 decks287 decks
-4%synergy
Glistening Sphere
6.3%inclusion18 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Astral Cornucopia
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
-0%synergy
Marble Diamond
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
-0%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.2%inclusion11 decks212 decks
-0%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion281 decks287 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion279 decks287 decks
-1%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion250 decks287 decks
1%synergy
Isolated Chapel
71%inclusion204 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
64%inclusion183 decks287 decks
12%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
57%inclusion165 decks287 decks
19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
55%inclusion157 decks287 decks
-3%synergy
Vault of Champions
54%inclusion155 decks287 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
48%inclusion138 decks287 decks
29%synergy
Marsh Flats
48%inclusion137 decks287 decks
18%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
46%inclusion132 decks287 decks
8%synergy
Fetid Heath
45%inclusion129 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Fabled Passage
43%inclusion122 decks287 decks
30%synergy
Tainted Field
42%inclusion121 decks287 decks
-8%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion117 decks287 decks
26%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
31%inclusion89 decks287 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion84 decks287 decks
-10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
29%inclusion82 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion81 decks287 decks
10%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
27%inclusion78 decks287 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
27%inclusion78 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
22%inclusion62 decks287 decks
18%synergy
Witch Enchanter
21%inclusion61 decks287 decks
9%synergy
Prismatic Vista
20%inclusion58 decks287 decks
14%synergy
Exotic Orchard
20%inclusion56 decks287 decks
-7%synergy
Silent Clearing
19%inclusion55 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion49 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
16%inclusion47 decks287 decks
-4%synergy
Windswept Heath
16%inclusion46 decks287 decks
10%synergy
Scrubland
16%inclusion45 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Fell the Profane
15%inclusion44 decks287 decks
2%synergy
Desolate Mire
15%inclusion44 decks287 decks
-3%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion44 decks287 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
14%inclusion41 decks287 decks
3%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion38 decks287 decks
7%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion38 decks287 decks
-9%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion38 decks287 decks
7%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
13%inclusion37 decks287 decks
7%synergy
Polluted Delta
12%inclusion35 decks287 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion31 decks287 decks
-12%synergy
Glasswing Grace
9.1%inclusion26 decks287 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.7%inclusion25 decks287 decks
2%synergy
Demolition Field
8.7%inclusion25 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.0%inclusion23 decks287 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.3%inclusion21 decks287 decks
-0%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.3%inclusion18 decks287 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
6.3%inclusion18 decks287 decks
-0%synergy
Esper Panorama
5.9%inclusion17 decks287 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
5.6%inclusion16 decks287 decks
1%synergy
Shire Terrace
5.2%inclusion15 decks287 decks
4%synergy