Minthara, Merciless Soul (Commander) - Upgraded Aristocrats

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
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Archidekt
Commander Spellbook
Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Eclipsed Steppe
14%inclusion2 decks14 decks
-7%synergy
Silverquill, the Disputant
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
5%synergy
Umbral Expanse
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-4%synergy
Erode
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
-2%synergy
Scheming Silvertongue
7.1%inclusion1 decks14 decks
0%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Metastatic Evangel
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
69%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
64%synergy
Drown in Ichor
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
62%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
60%synergy
Karn's Bastion
60%inclusion29 decks48 decks
56%synergy
Grateful Apparition
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
54%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
54%inclusion26 decks48 decks
50%synergy
Deadly Dispute
71%inclusion34 decks48 decks
49%synergy
Nested Shambler
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
48%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
48%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
69%inclusion33 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Skullclamp
67%inclusion32 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Village Rites
63%inclusion30 decks48 decks
40%synergy
Path to Exile
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
38%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
46%synergy
Teysa Karlov
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
33%synergy
Victimize
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Teferi's Protection
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Farewell
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Bolas
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
44%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
41%synergy
Viscera Seer
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
37%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Accursed Marauder
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
32%synergy
Blood Artist
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Esper Sentinel
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Sun Titan
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
32%inclusion12 decks38 decks
24%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Cathar Commando
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Daxos the Returned
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
28%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
21%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
28%inclusion11 decks39 decks
27%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Selfless Spirit
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Spirited Companion
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Witch Enchanter
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
17%synergy
Carrion Feeder
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Corpse Knight
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Ophiomancer
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Warren Soultrader
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
15%inclusion6 decks39 decks
12%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Soul Warden
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
11%inclusion4 decks35 decks
6%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
11%inclusion4 decks37 decks
10%synergy
Voice of Victory
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Instants
Inkshield
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
40%inclusion19 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Despark
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Mortify
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Fracture
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Ephemerate
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Cloudshift
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Dark Ritual
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Akroma's Will
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Deadly Rollick
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Eerie Interlude
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Grand Crescendo
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Feign Death
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Will of the Mardu
11%inclusion5 decks47 decks
8%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Parting Gust
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Costly Plunder
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Secure the Wastes
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Saw in Half
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Personify
8.3%inclusion2 decks24 decks
5%synergy
Rootborn Defenses
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Not Dead After All
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Fanatical Offering
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Clever Concealment
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Carrion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Undying Malice
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Nasty End
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Tragic Slip
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
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5.0%inclusion1 decks20 decks
3%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
35%synergy
Damn
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Austere Command
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Vat Emergence
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Diabolic Intent
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Desperate Plea
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
13%synergy
Final Vengeance
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Martial Coup
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Feed the Swarm
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Worthy Cost
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
5%synergy
Dread Return
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Vindicate
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Morningtide's Light
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
29%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Oketra's Monument
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Noble's Purse
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-12%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Relic Vial
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Blade of Selves
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Lightning Greaves
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
-11%synergy
Pearl Medallion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Contagion Engine
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Whip of Erebos
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Geth
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Black Market Connections
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
16%synergy
Bitterblossom
35%inclusion17 decks48 decks
27%synergy
Call for Unity
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
24%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Grave Pact
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
15%inclusion3 decks20 decks
11%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Black Market
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Ninja Teen
13%inclusion3 decks23 decks
11%synergy
Felidar Retreat
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Far Traveler
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Muster the Departed
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
10%inclusion3 decks30 decks
9%synergy
Divine Visitation
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Anointed Procession
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Teleportation Circle
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Tolls of War
6.7%inclusion2 decks30 decks
5%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
6.4%inclusion3 decks47 decks
6%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Sanguine Bond
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Monologue Tax
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Animate Dead
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Intangible Virtue
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Land Tax
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Court of Grace
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Airbender Ascension
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
6%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
17%inclusion8 decks47 decks
11%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
56%inclusion27 decks48 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
-1%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
42%inclusion20 decks48 decks
25%synergy
High Market
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
22%synergy
Reliquary Tower
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
26%inclusion10 decks39 decks
21%synergy
Mortuary Mire
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
18%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
19%inclusion9 decks47 decks
17%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
19%inclusion8 decks42 decks
13%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Minas Tirith
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Temple of the False God
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Arid Archway
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Cabal Coffers
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-5%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Barad-dûr
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Restless Fortress
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
81%inclusion39 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Arcane Signet
73%inclusion35 decks48 decks
-7%synergy
Orzhov Signet
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
27%inclusion13 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Staff of Compleation
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
20%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
10%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Fellwar Stone
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
-9%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
The Soul Stone
5.4%inclusion2 decks37 decks
0%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion47 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion47 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion43 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Isolated Chapel
75%inclusion36 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
65%inclusion31 decks48 decks
25%synergy
Godless Shrine
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Vault of Champions
58%inclusion28 decks48 decks
19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
52%inclusion25 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
39%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
50%inclusion24 decks48 decks
13%synergy
Tainted Field
48%inclusion23 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
31%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion22 decks48 decks
26%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion21 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion18 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
33%inclusion16 decks48 decks
-8%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
31%inclusion15 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion14 decks48 decks
-10%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
25%inclusion12 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion11 decks48 decks
-3%synergy
Fell the Profane
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
21%inclusion10 decks48 decks
-2%synergy
Witch Enchanter
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Desolate Mire
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
-4%synergy
Scrubland
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
7%synergy
Obscura Storefront
19%inclusion9 decks48 decks
15%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
11%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion8 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
-6%synergy
Silent Clearing
15%inclusion7 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Shire Terrace
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
12%synergy
Demolition Field
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion6 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
9%synergy
Flooded Strand
10%inclusion5 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Reflecting Pool
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
5%synergy
Esper Panorama
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
8%synergy
Forlorn Flats
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
8.3%inclusion4 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
7.1%inclusion3 decks42 decks
5%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
4%synergy
Windswept Heath
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
0%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
2%synergy
Ash Barrens
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
1%synergy
Boggart Trawler
6.3%inclusion3 decks48 decks
-1%synergy