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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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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
12%inclusion17 decks138 decks
9%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
8.2%inclusion6 decks73 decks
5%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Kinscaer Sentry
4.2%inclusion3 decks71 decks
4%synergy
Personify
4.1%inclusion3 decks73 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Metastatic Evangel
72%inclusion177 decks247 decks
67%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
68%inclusion168 decks247 decks
64%synergy
Grateful Apparition
64%inclusion157 decks247 decks
61%synergy
Karn's Bastion
63%inclusion156 decks247 decks
58%synergy
Nested Shambler
59%inclusion145 decks247 decks
57%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
58%inclusion143 decks247 decks
54%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
55%inclusion135 decks247 decks
52%synergy
Drown in Ichor
52%inclusion129 decks247 decks
50%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
47%inclusion117 decks247 decks
45%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
60%inclusion149 decks247 decks
41%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
66%inclusion163 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Deadly Dispute
59%inclusion146 decks247 decks
38%synergy
Skullclamp
58%inclusion144 decks247 decks
31%synergy
Path to Exile
53%inclusion131 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
43%inclusion106 decks247 decks
34%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
40%inclusion100 decks247 decks
21%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
40%inclusion100 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
40%inclusion100 decks247 decks
31%synergy
Village Rites
39%inclusion97 decks247 decks
17%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
39%inclusion96 decks247 decks
35%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
38%inclusion95 decks247 decks
16%synergy
Teferi's Protection
27%inclusion66 decks247 decks
11%synergy
Farewell
18%inclusion45 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion38 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Field of the Dead
6.9%inclusion17 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Vampiric Tutor
6.9%inclusion17 decks247 decks
-4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Creatures
Jacked Rabbit
38%inclusion93 decks247 decks
37%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
37%inclusion92 decks247 decks
36%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
36%inclusion89 decks247 decks
29%synergy
Esper Sentinel
36%inclusion88 decks247 decks
17%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
35%inclusion87 decks247 decks
30%synergy
Viscera Seer
34%inclusion85 decks247 decks
13%synergy
Cathar Commando
34%inclusion84 decks247 decks
27%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
33%inclusion81 decks247 decks
17%synergy
Teysa Karlov
32%inclusion80 decks247 decks
16%synergy
Sun Titan
32%inclusion79 decks247 decks
20%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
32%inclusion78 decks247 decks
15%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
30%inclusion53 decks174 decks
29%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
30%inclusion73 decks247 decks
18%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
29%inclusion72 decks247 decks
28%synergy
Daxos the Returned
28%inclusion70 decks247 decks
27%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
28%inclusion70 decks247 decks
17%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
28%inclusion48 decks172 decks
20%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
28%inclusion68 decks247 decks
23%synergy
Selfless Spirit
27%inclusion67 decks247 decks
16%synergy
Accursed Marauder
26%inclusion65 decks247 decks
19%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
25%inclusion61 decks247 decks
8%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
25%inclusion61 decks247 decks
21%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
25%inclusion61 decks247 decks
23%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
24%inclusion59 decks247 decks
12%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
24%inclusion37 decks157 decks
23%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
23%inclusion57 decks247 decks
11%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
23%inclusion57 decks247 decks
11%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
23%inclusion57 decks247 decks
22%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion56 decks247 decks
11%synergy
Spirited Companion
23%inclusion56 decks247 decks
18%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
21%inclusion51 decks247 decks
20%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
20%inclusion35 decks175 decks
17%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
19%inclusion48 decks247 decks
-3%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
19%inclusion46 decks247 decks
10%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion46 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
18%inclusion45 decks247 decks
10%synergy
Flickerwisp
18%inclusion45 decks247 decks
15%synergy
Blood Artist
18%inclusion44 decks247 decks
-13%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
17%inclusion41 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
17%inclusion41 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Corpse Knight
16%inclusion40 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
16%inclusion40 decks247 decks
-10%synergy
Ophiomancer
16%inclusion40 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Restoration Angel
15%inclusion38 decks247 decks
12%synergy
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
13%inclusion33 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Woe Strider
13%inclusion32 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Charming Prince
13%inclusion32 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Voice of Victory
13%inclusion29 decks224 decks
7%synergy
Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
13%inclusion31 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
13%inclusion31 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Instants
Anguished Unmaking
38%inclusion94 decks247 decks
-2%synergy
Ephemerate
38%inclusion94 decks247 decks
31%synergy
Inkshield
33%inclusion81 decks247 decks
15%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion77 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
26%inclusion64 decks247 decks
15%synergy
Akroma's Will
23%inclusion58 decks247 decks
17%synergy
Cloudshift
23%inclusion56 decks247 decks
17%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
20%inclusion50 decks247 decks
19%synergy
Generous Gift
20%inclusion49 decks247 decks
-4%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion48 decks247 decks
-4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion45 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion42 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Fracture
17%inclusion41 decks247 decks
-2%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
16%inclusion40 decks247 decks
15%synergy
Mortify
15%inclusion38 decks247 decks
-7%synergy
Eerie Interlude
15%inclusion37 decks247 decks
10%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
15%inclusion36 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Grand Crescendo
14%inclusion34 decks247 decks
12%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
13%inclusion33 decks247 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion31 decks247 decks
1%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
11%inclusion26 decks247 decks
-3%synergy
Parting Gust
11%inclusion26 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
10%inclusion24 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Grim Affliction
9.3%inclusion23 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Carrion
8.9%inclusion22 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Secure the Wastes
8.1%inclusion20 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Unbounded Potential
7.7%inclusion19 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
7.3%inclusion18 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Will of the Mardu
5.8%inclusion13 decks224 decks
5%synergy
Flicker of Fate
5.7%inclusion14 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
38%inclusion93 decks247 decks
20%synergy
Damn
33%inclusion81 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Austere Command
22%inclusion54 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Vat Emergence
15%inclusion38 decks247 decks
14%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion36 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Sign in Blood
13%inclusion31 decks247 decks
-5%synergy
Night's Whisper
13%inclusion31 decks247 decks
-5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
13%inclusion31 decks247 decks
-5%synergy
Reanimate
11%inclusion27 decks247 decks
-4%synergy
Final Vengeance
10%inclusion24 decks247 decks
8%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
8.9%inclusion22 decks247 decks
-1%synergy
Desperate Plea
7.8%inclusion9 decks115 decks
7%synergy
Vindicate
7.3%inclusion18 decks247 decks
-5%synergy
Read the Bones
6.5%inclusion16 decks247 decks
-4%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
1%synergy
Feed the Swarm
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
-1%synergy
Eaten Alive
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
5%synergy
White Sun's Twilight
5.7%inclusion14 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.7%inclusion14 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Another Round
5.7%inclusion14 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Martial Coup
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Unearth
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Vanquish the Horde
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
1%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
3%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
-3%synergy
Avatar's Wrath
5.0%inclusion6 decks119 decks
2%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
32%inclusion80 decks247 decks
14%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
31%inclusion77 decks247 decks
18%synergy
Oketra's Monument
21%inclusion51 decks247 decks
15%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion35 decks247 decks
-11%synergy
Lightning Greaves
14%inclusion35 decks247 decks
-6%synergy
Noble's Purse
13%inclusion33 decks247 decks
13%synergy
Throne of Geth
13%inclusion31 decks247 decks
11%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
11%inclusion28 decks247 decks
11%synergy
Contagion Clasp
11%inclusion27 decks247 decks
10%synergy
Contagion Engine
11%inclusion26 decks247 decks
10%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
11%inclusion26 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
10%inclusion25 decks247 decks
-1%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
10%inclusion24 decks247 decks
8%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.9%inclusion22 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Relic Vial
8.5%inclusion21 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Panharmonicon
8.1%inclusion20 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Tarrian's Journal
7.3%inclusion18 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.9%inclusion17 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.5%inclusion16 decks247 decks
1%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
5.2%inclusion6 decks115 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion95 decks247 decks
17%synergy
Bitterblossom
34%inclusion84 decks247 decks
26%synergy
Call for Unity
23%inclusion58 decks247 decks
22%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
23%inclusion56 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
18%inclusion44 decks247 decks
13%synergy
Teleportation Circle
16%inclusion40 decks247 decks
11%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
16%inclusion40 decks247 decks
-13%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
12%inclusion29 decks247 decks
10%synergy
Far Traveler
11%inclusion27 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Airbender Ascension
11%inclusion13 decks122 decks
7%synergy
Tolls of War
10%inclusion12 decks117 decks
9%synergy
Vampiric Rites
10%inclusion25 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Black Market
10%inclusion24 decks247 decks
3%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
10%inclusion24 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Grave Pact
10%inclusion24 decks247 decks
1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion24 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Anointed Procession
8.9%inclusion22 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.5%inclusion21 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
8.5%inclusion21 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Muster the Departed
8.5%inclusion21 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Monologue Tax
7.7%inclusion19 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Rabble Rousing
6.9%inclusion17 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
6.9%inclusion17 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
6.8%inclusion15 decks222 decks
7%synergy
Seal of Cleansing
6.5%inclusion16 decks247 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
6.5%inclusion16 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Court of Grace
6.5%inclusion16 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Felidar Retreat
6.5%inclusion16 decks247 decks
3%synergy
Fanatical Devotion
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Trouble in Pairs
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
6.0%inclusion7 decks116 decks
4%synergy
Murder Investigation
5.7%inclusion14 decks247 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
5.7%inclusion14 decks247 decks
-5%synergy
True Conviction
5.7%inclusion14 decks247 decks
4%synergy
March of the Canonized
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
-1%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
1%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
23%inclusion56 decks247 decks
21%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
21%inclusion51 decks247 decks
18%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
16%inclusion35 decks224 decks
11%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
9.3%inclusion23 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.5%inclusion16 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Liliana, Dreadhorde General
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
-1%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
45%inclusion112 decks247 decks
12%synergy
Bojuka Bog
42%inclusion104 decks247 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
38%inclusion95 decks247 decks
22%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
33%inclusion58 decks175 decks
28%synergy
High Market
30%inclusion74 decks247 decks
19%synergy
Rogue's Passage
25%inclusion62 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Reliquary Tower
19%inclusion48 decks247 decks
-3%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion46 decks247 decks
-2%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
17%inclusion37 decks224 decks
14%synergy
Minas Tirith
16%inclusion39 decks247 decks
8%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
15%inclusion30 decks194 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion38 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
15%inclusion38 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Fountainport
11%inclusion27 decks247 decks
8%synergy
Westvale Abbey
9.3%inclusion23 decks247 decks
1%synergy
Ghost Quarter
9.3%inclusion23 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Cabal Coffers
9.3%inclusion23 decks247 decks
-2%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
8.9%inclusion22 decks247 decks
-1%synergy
Mortuary Mire
8.5%inclusion21 decks247 decks
3%synergy
Guildless Commons
8.1%inclusion20 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
7.7%inclusion19 decks247 decks
-2%synergy
Temple of the False God
7.7%inclusion19 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Scavenger Grounds
6.5%inclusion16 decks247 decks
4%synergy
War Room
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
-1%synergy
Inkmoth Nexus
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
5.7%inclusion10 decks175 decks
3%synergy
Command Beacon
5.7%inclusion14 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Starlit Sanctum
5.7%inclusion14 decks247 decks
3%synergy
Arid Archway
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.3%inclusion13 decks247 decks
-2%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
82%inclusion203 decks247 decks
-2%synergy
Arcane Signet
78%inclusion192 decks247 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
46%inclusion113 decks247 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
41%inclusion102 decks247 decks
-15%synergy
Mind Stone
34%inclusion85 decks247 decks
10%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
30%inclusion74 decks247 decks
29%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion66 decks247 decks
11%synergy
Staff of Compleation
26%inclusion65 decks247 decks
24%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
18%inclusion45 decks247 decks
15%synergy
Fellwar Stone
15%inclusion38 decks247 decks
-5%synergy
Thought Vessel
11%inclusion26 decks247 decks
-4%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
6.9%inclusion17 decks247 decks
1%synergy
Marble Diamond
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Glistening Sphere
5.7%inclusion14 decks247 decks
5%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.5%inclusion9 decks165 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Plains
98%inclusion242 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Swamp
97%inclusion240 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
87%inclusion214 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Isolated Chapel
70%inclusion172 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Godless Shrine
63%inclusion156 decks247 decks
13%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
61%inclusion151 decks247 decks
20%synergy
Caves of Koilos
55%inclusion135 decks247 decks
-2%synergy
Vault of Champions
54%inclusion133 decks247 decks
14%synergy
Marsh Flats
49%inclusion122 decks247 decks
20%synergy
Evolving Wilds
49%inclusion120 decks247 decks
28%synergy
Fabled Passage
44%inclusion108 decks247 decks
34%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
44%inclusion108 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Fetid Heath
42%inclusion103 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
41%inclusion102 decks247 decks
27%synergy
Tainted Field
39%inclusion97 decks247 decks
-12%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
30%inclusion75 decks247 decks
-11%synergy
Temple of Silence
30%inclusion74 decks247 decks
-10%synergy
Myriad Landscape
28%inclusion70 decks247 decks
8%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
27%inclusion67 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
27%inclusion67 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion64 decks247 decks
3%synergy
Obscura Storefront
23%inclusion58 decks247 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion56 decks247 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
22%inclusion54 decks247 decks
16%synergy
Silent Clearing
19%inclusion48 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
18%inclusion45 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion42 decks247 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
17%inclusion42 decks247 decks
-7%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
16%inclusion40 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Windswept Heath
16%inclusion39 decks247 decks
10%synergy
Flooded Strand
15%inclusion37 decks247 decks
9%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
15%inclusion36 decks247 decks
-6%synergy
Scrubland
14%inclusion34 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Arid Mesa
13%inclusion32 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
13%inclusion32 decks247 decks
-3%synergy
Scoured Barrens
13%inclusion31 decks247 decks
-11%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
13%inclusion31 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
12%inclusion29 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
11%inclusion27 decks247 decks
-12%synergy
Polluted Delta
11%inclusion26 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Demolition Field
10%inclusion25 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Glasswing Grace
10%inclusion24 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
8.5%inclusion21 decks247 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
8.5%inclusion21 decks247 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
7.7%inclusion19 decks247 decks
-1%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.3%inclusion18 decks247 decks
0%synergy
Escape Tunnel
6.9%inclusion17 decks247 decks
5%synergy
Esper Panorama
6.9%inclusion17 decks247 decks
6%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.1%inclusion15 decks247 decks
1%synergy
Shire Terrace
5.7%inclusion14 decks247 decks
5%synergy