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
Shattered Acolyte
14%inclusion3 decks22 decks
13%synergy
Eclipsed Steppe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
-13%synergy
Emeritus of Woe
9.1%inclusion2 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Silverquill, the Disputant
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
3%synergy
Turbulent Moor
4.5%inclusion1 decks22 decks
-17%synergy
High Synergy Cards
Metastatic Evangel
75%inclusion39 decks52 decks
71%synergy
Lae'zel, Vlaakith's Champion
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
65%synergy
Drown in Ichor
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
59%synergy
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar
62%inclusion32 decks52 decks
59%synergy
Karn's Bastion
60%inclusion31 decks52 decks
55%synergy
Grateful Apparition
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
54%synergy
Deadly Dispute
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
51%synergy
Ghoulcaller Gisa
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
50%synergy
Nested Shambler
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
50%synergy
Elenda, the Dusk Rose
67%inclusion35 decks52 decks
49%synergy
Top Cards
Swords to Plowshares
69%inclusion36 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Skullclamp
65%inclusion34 decks52 decks
39%synergy
Village Rites
63%inclusion33 decks52 decks
41%synergy
Path to Exile
54%inclusion28 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Hidden Stockpile
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
48%synergy
Morbid Opportunist
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Disciple of Bolas
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
48%synergy
Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Teysa Karlov
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Victimize
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Game Changers
Smothering Tithe
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Teferi's Protection
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Demonic Tutor
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Farewell
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Orcish Bowmasters
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Creatures
Carmen, Cruel Skymarcher
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
36%synergy
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
40%synergy
Pitiless Plunderer
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Viscera Seer
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Solemn Simulacrum
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Martyr for the Cause
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Accursed Marauder
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
31%synergy
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Blood Artist
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Bartolomé del Presidio
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar
33%inclusion14 decks42 decks
26%synergy
Adeline, Resplendent Cathar
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Esper Sentinel
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Selfless Spirit
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Cathar Commando
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Mirkwood Bats
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Denethor, Ruling Steward
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Jacked Rabbit
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
30%synergy
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Elenda's Hierophant
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Sun Titan
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Patrolling Peacemaker
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
26%synergy
Kambal, Profiteering Mayor
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Daxos the Returned
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Blightbelly Rat
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Reassembling Skeleton
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Thalisse, Reverent Medium
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Ruthless Lawbringer
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Cruel Celebrant
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Zulaport Cutthroat
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-0%synergy
Carrion Feeder
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Braids, Arisen Nightmare
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Ophiomancer
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Warren Soultrader
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Spirited Companion
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Gulping Scraptrap
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
18%synergy
Charismatic Conqueror
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Ruthless Technomancer
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Corpse Knight
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Luminous Broodmoth
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Plaguecrafter
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Nine-Lives Familiar
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Knight of the White Orchid
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Elegy Acolyte
14%inclusion6 decks43 decks
11%synergy
Voice of Victory
14%inclusion7 decks51 decks
8%synergy
Bitterbloom Bearer
13%inclusion5 decks39 decks
7%synergy
Aang, Airbending Master
12%inclusion5 decks41 decks
12%synergy
Umbral Collar Zealot
12%inclusion5 decks43 decks
3%synergy
Soul Warden
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Instants
Inkshield
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Corrupted Conviction
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
26%synergy
Anguished Unmaking
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Despark
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Fracture
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mortify
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Generous Gift
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Ephemerate
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Flawless Maneuver
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Cloudshift
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Akroma's Will
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Whisper of the Dross
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Dark Ritual
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Flare of Fortitude
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Call the Coppercoats
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Grand Crescendo
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Personify
13%inclusion4 decks30 decks
10%synergy
Will of the Mardu
12%inclusion6 decks51 decks
9%synergy
Eerie Interlude
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Feign Death
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Reckoner's Bargain
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Deadly Rollick
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Fanatical Offering
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Altar's Reap
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Fake Your Own Death
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Stroke of Midnight
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Parting Gust
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Dawn's Truce
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Costly Plunder
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Plumb the Forbidden
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Secure the Wastes
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Saw in Half
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Afterlife Insurance
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Not Dead After All
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Clever Concealment
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Undying Malice
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Eviscerator's Insight
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Carrion
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Nasty End
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Tragic Slip
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Withering Torment
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Szat's Will
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sorceries
Rite of Oblivion
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Damn
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Austere Command
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Sign in Blood
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Reanimate
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Diabolic Intent
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Vat Emergence
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Night's Whisper
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Toxic Deluge
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Desperate Plea
14%inclusion5 decks36 decks
13%synergy
Sevinne's Reclamation
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Final Vengeance
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Unearth
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Read the Bones
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Kaya's Wrath
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Martial Coup
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Feed the Swarm
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Worthy Cost
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
5%synergy
Split Up
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Dread Return
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Ascend from Avernus
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Tempt with Bunnies
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Blasphemous Edict
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Vindicate
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Blot Out the Sky
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Morningtide's Light
5.1%inclusion2 decks39 decks
4%synergy
Utility Artifacts
Wayfarer's Bauble
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
28%synergy
Ashnod's Altar
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
20%synergy
Oketra's Monument
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Noble's Purse
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Phyrexian Altar
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Relic Vial
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Swiftfoot Boots
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Vat of Rebirth
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Conjurer's Closet
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Altar of Bhaal
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Sword of Truth and Justice
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Ravenous Amulet
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Recon Craft Theta
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Blade of Selves
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Lightning Greaves
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-12%synergy
Pearl Medallion
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Whip of Erebos
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Throne of Geth
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Contagion Engine
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Sword of Hearth and Home
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Enchantments
Bastion of Remembrance
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
21%synergy
Black Market Connections
37%inclusion19 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Bitterblossom
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
25%synergy
Call for Unity
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Skrelv's Hive
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
14%synergy
Phyrexian Arena
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Endless Foot Assault
19%inclusion5 decks27 decks
15%synergy
Vampiric Rites
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Black Market
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Grave Pact
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Felidar Retreat
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Muster the Departed
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Obsessive Pursuit
11%inclusion4 decks36 decks
10%synergy
Ninja Teen
10%inclusion3 decks29 decks
8%synergy
Feast of the Victorious Dead
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Far Traveler
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Tolls of War
8.3%inclusion3 decks36 decks
7%synergy
Dreadhorde Invasion
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
The Meathook Massacre
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Tocasia's Welcome
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Divine Visitation
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Phyrexian Reclamation
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Anointed Procession
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Teleportation Circle
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Funeral Room // Awakening Hall
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Dollmaker's Shop // Porcelain Gallery
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Chthonian Nightmare
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Champions from Beyond
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
6%synergy
Jaws of Defeat
5.9%inclusion3 decks51 decks
6%synergy
Sanguine Bond
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-13%synergy
Exquisite Blood
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Monologue Tax
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Smile at Death
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Cultist of the Absolute
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Animate Dead
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-5%synergy
Court of Grace
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Intangible Virtue
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Land Tax
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-7%synergy
Airbender Ascension
5.3%inclusion2 decks38 decks
2%synergy
Planeswalkers
Elspeth, Storm Slayer
18%inclusion9 decks51 decks
12%synergy
Vraska, Betrayal's Sting
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
The Eternal Wanderer
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Lolth, Spider Queen
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Elspeth, Sun's Champion
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Utility Lands
Vault of the Archangel
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Bojuka Bog
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
-0%synergy
Phyrexian Tower
40%inclusion21 decks52 decks
24%synergy
High Market
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
24%synergy
Susur Secundi, Void Altar
28%inclusion12 decks43 decks
23%synergy
Rogue's Passage
27%inclusion14 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Reliquary Tower
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Dalkovan Encampment
22%inclusion11 decks51 decks
19%synergy
Mortuary Mire
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Midgar, City of Mako
20%inclusion9 decks46 decks
14%synergy
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Minas Tirith
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Witch's Cottage
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Castle Ardenvale
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Temple of the False God
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Windbrisk Heights
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Fountainport
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Castle Locthwain
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Westvale Abbey
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-0%synergy
Spymaster's Vault
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Cabal Coffers
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Arid Archway
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
5%synergy
Restless Fortress
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
-0%synergy
Barad-dûr
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Mana Artifacts
Sol Ring
83%inclusion43 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Arcane Signet
71%inclusion37 decks52 decks
-9%synergy
Orzhov Signet
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Talisman of Hierarchy
42%inclusion22 decks52 decks
-11%synergy
Mind Stone
31%inclusion16 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Commander's Sphere
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Staff of Compleation
25%inclusion13 decks52 decks
23%synergy
Aetheric Amplifier
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
22%synergy
Everflowing Chalice
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
13%synergy
Charcoal Diamond
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Fellwar Stone
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Marble Diamond
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Thought Vessel
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Decanter of Endless Water
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Lands
Swamp
98%inclusion51 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Plains
98%inclusion51 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Command Tower
90%inclusion47 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Isolated Chapel
73%inclusion38 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Godless Shrine
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Basilica
58%inclusion30 decks52 decks
19%synergy
Vault of Champions
56%inclusion29 decks52 decks
17%synergy
Caves of Koilos
52%inclusion27 decks52 decks
-6%synergy
Fabled Passage
50%inclusion26 decks52 decks
38%synergy
Tainted Field
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Shattered Sanctum
48%inclusion25 decks52 decks
10%synergy
Terramorphic Expanse
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
32%synergy
Evolving Wilds
46%inclusion24 decks52 decks
27%synergy
Fetid Heath
44%inclusion23 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Marsh Flats
38%inclusion20 decks52 decks
9%synergy
Shineshadow Snarl
35%inclusion18 decks52 decks
-8%synergy
Myriad Landscape
33%inclusion17 decks52 decks
15%synergy
Brightclimb Pathway
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Temple of Silence
29%inclusion15 decks52 decks
-10%synergy
Witch Enchanter
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Bleachbone Verge
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Exotic Orchard
23%inclusion12 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Shadowy Backstreet
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-2%synergy
Scoured Barrens
21%inclusion11 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Fell the Profane
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Path of Ancestry
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
-4%synergy
Obscura Storefront
19%inclusion10 decks52 decks
16%synergy
Prismatic Vista
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Concealed Courtyard
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-3%synergy
Desolate Mire
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Malakir Rebirth
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Scrubland
17%inclusion9 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Orzhov Guildgate
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Demolition Field
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
12%synergy
Silent Clearing
15%inclusion8 decks52 decks
0%synergy
Sunlit Marsh
13%inclusion7 decks52 decks
2%synergy
Shire Terrace
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
11%synergy
Flooded Strand
12%inclusion6 decks52 decks
6%synergy
Escape Tunnel
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
8%synergy
Bloodstained Mire
10%inclusion5 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Glasswing Grace
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
-1%synergy
Agadeem's Awakening
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Reflecting Pool
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
4%synergy
Esper Panorama
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Boggart Trawler
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Promising Vein
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
7%synergy
Snowfield Sinkhole
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
1%synergy
Forlorn Flats
7.7%inclusion4 decks52 decks
3%synergy
Insomnia, Crown City
6.5%inclusion3 decks46 decks
4%synergy
Lazotep Quarry
5.8%inclusion3 decks52 decks
4%synergy