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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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Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Bitterbloom Bearer
12%inclusion3 decks25 decks
10%synergy
Abigale, Eloquent First-Year
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
7%synergy
Kinbinding
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
9%synergy
Requiting Hex
10%inclusion1 decks10 decks
10%synergy
Morningtide's Light
8.0%inclusion2 decks25 decks
7%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Metastatic Evangel
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
65%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
60%synergy
Karn's Bastion
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
54%synergy
Drown in Ichor
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
52%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
52%synergy
Deadly Dispute
71%inclusion30 decks42 decks
50%synergy
Nested Shambler
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
48%synergy
Grateful Apparition
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
45%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
67%inclusion28 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Village Rites
62%inclusion26 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Path to Exile
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
41%synergy
Teysa Karlov
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
48%inclusion20 decks42 decks
38%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
43%synergy
Damn
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Protection
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Demonic Tutor
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Morbid Opportunist
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
32%synergy
Viscera Seer
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
34%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Accursed Marauder
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Blood Artist
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
33%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Daxos the Returned
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
27%synergy
Esper Sentinel
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Cathar Commando
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
21%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Sun Titan
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
25%inclusion8 decks32 decks
17%synergy
Spirited Companion
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
19%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Warren Soultrader
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
12%synergy
Ophiomancer
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Selfless Spirit
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
21%inclusion7 decks33 decks
18%synergy
Corpse Knight
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Carrion Feeder
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
18%inclusion6 decks33 decks
17%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Plaguecrafter
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Baron Bertram Graywater
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Soul Warden
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Instants
Inkshield
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
30%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Generous Gift
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Mortify
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Fracture
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Akroma's Will
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Ephemerate
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Cloudshift
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Eerie Interlude
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Will of the Mardu
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Altar's Reap
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Parting Gust
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Grand Crescendo
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Grim Affliction
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Carrion
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
22%synergy
Vat Emergence
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Austere Command
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Toxic Deluge
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Desperate Plea
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Final Vengeance
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Farewell
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Precision
5.3%inclusion1 decks19 decks
5%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Ashnod's Altar
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Wayfarer's Bauble
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
29%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Oketra's Monument
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Relic Vial
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
-11%synergy
Noble's Purse
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
11%inclusion2 decks18 decks
10%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Blade of Selves
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Throne of Geth
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Contagion Engine
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion16 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Bitterblossom
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
28%synergy
Call for Unity
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
17%inclusion3 decks18 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-13%synergy
Felidar Retreat
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Grave Pact
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Vampiric Rites
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Far Traveler
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Anointed Procession
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Black Market
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Teleportation Circle
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Muster the Departed
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Champions from Beyond
5.6%inclusion2 decks36 decks
5%synergy
Tolls of War
5.6%inclusion1 decks18 decks
4%synergy
Airbender Ascension
5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
2%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
14%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Bojuka Bog
43%inclusion18 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Rogue's Passage
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
30%inclusion10 decks33 decks
25%synergy
High Market
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Mortuary Mire
24%inclusion10 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
22%inclusion8 decks36 decks
17%synergy
Reliquary Tower
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Minas Tirith
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
10%synergy
Westvale Abbey
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Witch's Cottage
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Restless Fortress
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Arid Archway
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Guildless Commons
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Command Beacon
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
6.1%inclusion2 decks33 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
-8%synergy
Arcane Signet
69%inclusion29 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
-12%synergy
Commander's Sphere
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Staff of Compleation
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
17%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
-9%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion41 decks42 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion38 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
76%inclusion32 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
64%inclusion27 decks42 decks
23%synergy
Vault of Champions
60%inclusion25 decks42 decks
20%synergy
Caves of Koilos
55%inclusion23 decks42 decks
-2%synergy
Godless Shrine
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
52%inclusion22 decks42 decks
18%synergy
Fabled Passage
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
40%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
50%inclusion21 decks42 decks
36%synergy
Fetid Heath
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Tainted Field
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Evolving Wilds
45%inclusion19 decks42 decks
24%synergy
Marsh Flats
40%inclusion17 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Myriad Landscape
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
36%inclusion15 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Temple of Silence
31%inclusion13 decks42 decks
-10%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
29%inclusion12 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Exotic Orchard
26%inclusion11 decks42 decks
2%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
21%inclusion9 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
-5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
15%synergy
Witch Enchanter
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-4%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Path of Ancestry
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
-7%synergy
Scrubland
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Silent Clearing
17%inclusion7 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Shire Terrace
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Boggart Trawler
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
7%synergy
Demolition Field
14%inclusion6 decks42 decks
11%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion5 decks42 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Promising Vein
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
8%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
9%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion4 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
1%synergy