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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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Moxfield
Scryfall
MTGStocks
Obsessive Pursuit
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
11%synergy
Phoenix Fleet Airship
13%inclusion2 decks15 decks
12%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
10%synergy
Tolls of War
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
5%synergy
Desperate Plea
6.7%inclusion1 decks15 decks
6%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Metastatic Evangel
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
64%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
59%synergy
Drown in Ichor
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
54%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
53%synergy
Karn's Bastion
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
53%synergy
Deadly Dispute
71%inclusion29 decks41 decks
49%synergy
Nested Shambler
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Grateful Apparition
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
47%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
45%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
63%inclusion26 decks41 decks
44%synergy
Top Cards
Skullclamp
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Village Rites
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Swords to Plowshares
61%inclusion25 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
56%inclusion23 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Rite of Oblivion
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Teysa Karlov
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Damn
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Bastion of Remembrance
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Teferi's Protection
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Demonic Tutor
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Creatures
Disciple of Bolas
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
42%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Viscera Seer
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
35%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Blood Artist
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Accursed Marauder
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
27%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Daxos the Returned
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Sun Titan
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Esper Sentinel
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Cathar Commando
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
26%inclusion8 decks31 decks
17%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Spirited Companion
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Ophiomancer
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Selfless Spirit
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Corpse Knight
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Carrion Feeder
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Warren Soultrader
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
19%inclusion6 decks32 decks
15%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Inspiring Overseer
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Soul Warden
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
13%inclusion4 decks32 decks
11%synergy
Circuit Mender
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Plaguecrafter
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Instants
Corrupted Conviction
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
31%synergy
Inkshield
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
22%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Despark
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Generous Gift
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Mortify
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Fracture
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
18%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Akroma's Will
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Ephemerate
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Cloudshift
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Eerie Interlude
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Altar's Reap
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Will of the Mardu
10%inclusion4 decks40 decks
9%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Parting Gust
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Grand Crescendo
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Grim Affliction
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Carrion
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Undying Malice
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Nasty End
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Sorceries
Victimize
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Vat Emergence
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
28%synergy
Austere Command
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Reanimate
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Toxic Deluge
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Sign in Blood
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Night's Whisper
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Final Vengeance
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Martial Coup
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Dread Return
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Farewell
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Vindicate
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Deadly Precision
6.3%inclusion1 decks16 decks
6%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
30%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Oketra's Monument
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-11%synergy
Noble's Purse
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Relic Vial
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Throne of Geth
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Blade of Selves
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Lightning Greaves
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
-10%synergy
Contagion Engine
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Whip of Erebos
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Black Market Connections
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Bitterblossom
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
29%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
17%synergy
Call for Unity
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
21%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Felidar Retreat
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Vampiric Rites
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
5%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Anointed Procession
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Far Traveler
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Black Market
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Teleportation Circle
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Intangible Virtue
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Muster the Departed
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Airbender Ascension
5.9%inclusion1 decks17 decks
3%synergy
Champions from Beyond
5.7%inclusion2 decks35 decks
5%synergy
Battles
Invasion of Tolvada
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Planeswalkers
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
15%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
14%synergy
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
15%inclusion6 decks40 decks
10%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Kaya, Geist Hunter
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
25%synergy
Bojuka Bog
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
29%inclusion12 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
28%inclusion9 decks32 decks
23%synergy
Mortuary Mire
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
19%synergy
High Market
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
13%synergy
Reliquary Tower
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
23%inclusion8 decks35 decks
17%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
23%inclusion9 decks40 decks
20%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Minas Tirith
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Westvale Abbey
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Witch's Cottage
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-6%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Restless Fortress
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Arid Archway
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Temple of the False God
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Guildless Commons
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-4%synergy
Command Beacon
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Barad-dûr
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
6.3%inclusion2 decks32 decks
3%synergy
Great Arashin City
5.0%inclusion2 decks40 decks
3%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Arcane Signet
68%inclusion28 decks41 decks
-12%synergy
Orzhov Signet
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
39%inclusion16 decks41 decks
-14%synergy
Commander's Sphere
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Mind Stone
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
7%synergy
Staff of Compleation
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
20%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Marble Diamond
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Thought Vessel
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Crowded Crypt
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion40 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion37 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
76%inclusion31 decks41 decks
10%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
66%inclusion27 decks41 decks
24%synergy
Vault of Champions
59%inclusion24 decks41 decks
19%synergy
Caves of Koilos
54%inclusion22 decks41 decks
-3%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
37%synergy
Godless Shrine
51%inclusion21 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Fabled Passage
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
39%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
49%inclusion20 decks41 decks
15%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion19 decks41 decks
26%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Tainted Field
44%inclusion18 decks41 decks
-8%synergy
Marsh Flats
41%inclusion17 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Myriad Landscape
37%inclusion15 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
34%inclusion14 decks41 decks
-7%synergy
Temple of Silence
32%inclusion13 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
27%inclusion11 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Exotic Orchard
24%inclusion10 decks41 decks
0%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
22%inclusion9 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-2%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Scoured Barrens
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
-5%synergy
Obscura Storefront
20%inclusion8 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Fell the Profane
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
5%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Shire Terrace
17%inclusion7 decks41 decks
16%synergy
Witch Enchanter
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
11%synergy
Path of Ancestry
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-9%synergy
Scrubland
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Silent Clearing
15%inclusion6 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Prismatic Vista
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
8%synergy
Esper Panorama
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Boggart Trawler
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Promising Vein
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
9%synergy
Forlorn Flats
10%inclusion4 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Ash Barrens
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
3%synergy
Verdant Catacombs
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
2%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
4%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
-1%synergy
Flooded Strand
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
7.3%inclusion3 decks41 decks
1%synergy